Awards
ARRL Emergency Service Award
ARRL Public Service Award
ARRL National Certificate of Merit (April 1978)
DXCC (Mixed, Phone, CW, Digital, QRP)
DXCC Challenge Award
WAS - Mixed (80m, 40m endorsements)
WAS - CW
WAS - Digital (FT8, 80m, 40m endorsements)
WAZ - CW #292
WPX - CW #3872
DXCC Totals
Mixed - 306
CW - 292
Phone - 188
Digital - 123
QRP - 144
DXCC Challenge - 1209
DXCC Band Totals
160 meters - 1
80 meters - 50
60 meters - Worked 64, Confirmed 62 (no 60-meter DXCC award is issued by ARRL)
40 meters - 167
30 meters - 158
20 meters - 214
17 meters - 181
15 meters - 175
12 meters - 120
10 meters - 158
6 meters - 3
Contests - First Place Finishes
2021 ARRL International DX Contest - Missouri Section, Single Op, Low Power, Unlimited
2014 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - Missouri Section, QRP, CW
2014 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - Midwest Division (Division Record), QRP, CW
2011 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - Iowa Section, QRP, CW
2010 ARRL International DX Contest - Iowa Section, QRP, CW
2001 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - Tennessee Section, QRP, CW
2001 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - Delta Division (Division Record), QRP, CW
1999 QRPARCI Holiday Spirits Sprint - Tennessee Section, CW
1984 ARRL International DX Contest - World, 80m, CW (as W9NXD/HR2)
1983 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - Honduras (record), Mixed Mode (as W9NXD/HR2)
1983 ARRL 10-Meter Contest - North America, Mixed Mode, also 6th place World DX, (as W9NXD/HR2)
1983 CQ World-Wide WPX Contest - Honduras, Mixed Mode, CW (as W9NXD/HR2)
1983 ARRL International DX Contest - Honduras, 80m, CW (as W9NXD/HR2)
1983 ARRL International DX Contest - Honduras, 80m, Phone (as W9NXD/HR2)
1975 CQ World-Wide DX Contest - Honduras, All-Band, CW (as HR1DH)Station Equipment
Elecraft KX2 Transceiver
Kenwood TS-590SG Transceiver
Hilltopper 40m CW QRP Transceiver
Hilltopper 30m CW QRP Transceiver
Cricket 30 QRP Transceiver (30m CW crystal controlled)
Bayou Jumper QRP Transceiver (40m CW crystal controlled)
Tuna Tin II QRP Transceiver (40m CW crystal controlled)
LDG Z-11 Pro II Auto Tuner
80-10m End Fed Half Wave Antenna by My Antennas
Diamond A144S5 2m Yagi
Icom IC-2100 2-Meter FM Transceiver
Alinco DJ-V5 2-Meter/70cm HT
Icom IC-T70A 2-Meter HT
Idiom Press Logikey K-3 Keyer (one for KX2 and one for TS-590SG)
Skillman Semi-Automatic Key (so-called "coffin key" - a Christmas gift in 1960)
Kent Paddle
NØSA Mini Paddle
NØSA B-B Semi-Automatic Key (S.N. 004)
NØSA Straight Key (S.N. 006)
NØSA TP4 Paddle (S.N. 037)
Radio Club Memberships
American Radio Relay League
FISTS CW Club (#3597)
Four States QRP Group (#467)
Flying Pigs QRP Club (#4455)
International DX Association (#5214)
Michigan QRP Club (#109)
Mississippi Valley DX/Contest Club
North American QRP CW Club (#439)
Old Old Timer's Club (#4003)
QCWA (#19129)
QRP ARCI (#10034)
SKCC (#2238)
St. Louis QRP Society
St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club
Call Signs Held Since 1960
KN8WHB (Michigan)
K8WHB (Michigan)
W9NXD (Indiana)
NJ8X (Michigan)
K4EQ (Virginia)
HR1DH (Honduras)
Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) Call Signs (no longer a member)
AAV4CS - Army MARS (Tennessee)
AAV7CS - Army MARS (Iowa)
Special Event Station Call Signs
NØA - ARMS National Convention (2007)
KØS - ARRL Field Day (2020)
NØU - Missouri QSO Party (2020, 2021)
DX Countries Operated From
Honduras (HR1DH, K8WHB/HR1, W9NXD/HR2, NJ8X/HR1, HR9/K4EQ)
Costa Rica (W9NXD/TI2)
Russia (NJ8X/UA3)
Canada (W9NXD/VE3, NJ8X/VE3, K4EQ/VE3)
Miscellaneous
Novice Class license issued 29 September 1960
Amateur Extra Class license issued 26 September 1984