I was born on August 7, 1968, in Montreal, Qc, Canada.
My
interest in radio began at the early age of 5 years old. I'll never
forget the day my father bought me my first portable AM radio. I must
have played it for 2 days straight. Later on, in my teenage years, I
went through many different types of radios.I guess it was only until a
couple of years ago that my interest in radio changed. It went from CB
radios, to shortwave listening, to scanners, and then on to Amateur
radio.The ham bug got me back in 2002 when I started monitoring the ham
bands on my portable scanner. I remember listening to hams chatting on
2m.
That's all it took & I was hooked! I said, "I gotta get into this!"
In
2004, I searched the internet for information on getting an Amateur
Radio licence. Soon enough, I got in touch with the Montreal Amateur
radio club and they pointed me in the right direction. Shortly after, I
started a home study and got my licence in April of 2006 (2 years
later), due to work constraints.
I passed my basic exam at the
Montreal Hamfest in Lasalle, Qc, and acquired the call, VE2WPT. Since
then, I have experimented on the HF bands (20m, 40m and 80m) and have
had many memorable qso's. Another great ham mode that I've grown very
fond of is PSK31 using the ECHOLINK software. In just a few short
months, I have recorded numerous contacts across all 5 continents. I
can now say that I'm enjoying Amateur Radio very much. I Iook forward
to making many more contacts & meeting hams, new & old from
around the world. I'd like to give special thanks to everyone
that has helped me along the way. Hope to hear you on the bands...
73, Nick
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