I currently hold a General class amateur radio license, callsign: WA5RAY. Amateur (ham) and shortwave radio has been a hobby of mine for quite some time, Even before I actually got my license.

My primary areas of interest in ham radio are FM, SSB, Digital (APRS, packet), Space Communications (Shuttle & Space Station) along with Amateur Television or ATV.

RADIO ASTRONOMY/SETI: The movie "Contact" sparked an interest I seemed to have had way down inside.   Using the Internet, I searched for more information into actually trying to listen for signs of intelligent life beyond what we consider our home, the Earth, Solar System and our own Galaxy.   In 1997 I became a member of the SETI League. and the result was that I built my own Radio Astronomy/SETI research Station.