Here is old K8BM relaxing after a tough day chasing DX on 20 meters.  I am 75 years old, married for 51 years to Helen, have 5 children. 2 boys and 3 girls and 12 grandchildren.  I have lived my entire life in Cincinnati except for 4 years spent in the Air Force.  My basic training was at Sampson AFB in New York, spent 9 months in radio maintenance school at Scott AFB in Illinois, 1 year of duty at Osan AFB, Korea and 2 years at Fortuna AFS in North Dakota.  I retired in 2000 after working for the local Motorola 2-way service company for 40 years.  Since retiring, when not playing radio, I maintain 4 websites, all charity jobs and volunteer at the local no-kill animal shelter.  Afer retiring the wife and I did quite a lot of traveling, 3 vacations to Europe visiting France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary and a host of other vacations. 18 trips total, throughout the states.

We live outside the city of Cincinnati on 1/2 acres on a nice quiet dead end road.  I enjoy yard work and we plant a few tomatoes every year.  Our real fun time is with our two dogs, a basset and half basset beagle hound.  Both dogs came for an animal shelter and we couldn't be happier with them.  The wife and I are both active in the local Catholic Church.  I maintain their website and the XYL does numerous clerical duties as needed.

The Family Website -  http://home.earthlink.net/~k8bm      

St Ann Catholic Church - http://www.saintannparish.org

Animal Adoption Foundation -  http://www.aafpets.com