K1YPP
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
| Location | Sarasota, FL, United States |
| Introduction | I was born in Bristol, Connecticut. After serving with the U.S. Air Force my wife, Jane, and I moved to New Hampshire. Never living very far from the Appalachian Trail, I was always lured by that seductive siren's call to hike it. In 2007 I set off to do so. That became much more of an adventure than anticipated and eventually led to the book. Additionally, I'm is a serious mountain bike racer, having won the 2002 Masters Division New England Championship racing series with the Eastern Fat Tire Association (EFTA). To support my hiking and biking addiction I've spent most of my life working as an electronics engineer. Engineering was a natural outgrowth of my amateur radio interests as a youngster. I'm still an avid ham radio enthusiast, (call letters K1YPP), and have authored many pieces for magazines such as the amateur radio journal, QST and other technical magazines. |
| Interests | Hiking, Mountain biking, amateur radio (K1YPP), writing, Toastmasters, adventure, travel, reading |
| Favorite movies | Dr. Zhivago, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Dances With Wolves, Avatar, African Queen, Titanic, On Any Sunday, Sicko |
| Favorite music | Nield Sisters, Dylan, Judy Collins, Celtic, Sixties folk |
| Favorite books | A Walk In The Woods, America, Cosmos, Skywalker AT and PCT, Any Dave Barry, any Carl Hiaasen, Iacocca |