Russ
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Military |
| Occupation | Retired Chief Petty Officer |
| Location | Terry's Fork, Check, Floyd County, Virginia, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | I was medically retired from the U.S. Navy in 1988 due to a shipboard accident that tore up my back and neck. I was introduced to Amateur Radio at the ripe old age of 51. I had had a very nice woodworking shop in my garage, but had to give it up due to a lack of feeling in my hands and legs. That was when a friend introduced me to ham radio, I was hooked right then and there. I ordered the book needed to take the technician test and a month later I was on the local repeaters, simplex, and VHF side band. It took another 8 years until I was off of pain killers for long enough to figure out what I was reading and passed the General test. I have enjoyed this hobby and try to give back to all of the new folks and also the County I live in. I do believe that ham radio has saved my life. I was very desperate to do something, but unable to due to my disabilities. I will tell you this, it was fun to be able to talk with others around the area who were close and visited often. The repeaters were in use 24 hours a day 7 days a week at that point. Now? Not so much, but still fun. |
| Interests | Electronics (of course), Wood Working, Metal working, reading, building stuff, working on cars |
| Favorite movies | 99.9% of John Wayne's, Andromeda Strain, all of Roy Rogers :), Mel Gibbsons trilogy Die Hard, |
| Favorite music | 1940's, 50's, 60's and some of the 70's. Also Country, not country western but country, along with Blue Grass, some jazz, Big ball room stuff. |
| Favorite books | Anne Mcaffrey's Pern books. Sci Fiction, History and science, |