First licensed in 1968, Herb has held the calls; WN5YKO, WA5YKO, K5IDX, and K5AT. Herb enjoys DXing both on the HF and VHF bands using phone and digital modes. He holds #1 Honor Roll for both Phone and Mixed Modes. He has held positions as Official Observer, and Official Observer Coordinator for the North Texas Section of the ARRL.
In 1987, Herb along with the Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society worked a year and a half to get an Ordinance passed to allow towers in the city of Carrollton, TX. His tower was the first to be allowed under the ordinance.
Herb also enjoys designing and building equipment to use at the station. In recent times Herb has developed an interest in weak signal VHF and EME. He has constructed equipment for 23CM and 3 CM, and is working on a kilowatt 23 CM amplifier and 3-meter dish for EME work.
Herb is currently employed by ION Geophysical Corporation in Richardson, TX as the Firefly RF Engineering Manager. In his career he has worked for companies such as Texas Instruments, E-Systems, HeathKit, Corvus Calculator, Apple Computer, Collmer Semiconductor, Span Instruments, DSC Communications, Dell Computer, Vocal Data, and Terion.
