Geoff Howard W0CG

First licensed in 1963 at age 13 in Wheeling, West Virginia, as WN8KUW. College, military service, and many family moves netted other calls: WA3ILB, then WA1LHC. I selected W0CG in 1976 while living in Kansas in the Air Force. During a period living on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2000, I was assigned KP2F.

I retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Colonel (Civil Engineering) in 2002, and from my “day job” in 2004 as Professor of Information Systems, Graduate School of Management, Kent State University. I also spent about 15 years in industry and government as an EE and systems analyst, with employers including the FAA, Allegheny Ludlum Steel, the RCA Aerospace Systems Division, and an administrative position at Youngstown State University.

I hold the callsign PJ2DX, am a legal resident of Curacao, and spend as much time as possible living in down there in the tropics, where it is 85 degrees and sunny 365 days a year.

Jim Storms AB8YK

Jim is a retired IT professional and is a member of Dayton Amateur Radio Association, the Huber Height Amateur Radio Club VE team and was 2014-2015 President of Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). He has served as President of the Huber Heights Amateur Radio club and Vice-President of Dayton Amateur Radio Association. Currently is Dayton Hamvention Assistant General Chair. Jim is a frequent member of the TI5N CQWW contest team and supports the YXDA website. He enjoys contesting, participating in field Day, Ohio QSO Party, CQWW WPX along with other QSO contests, assisting in public service events and DX’ing.  Jim has been co-leader on most of the Youth DX Adventures and leader of this and several year’s trip.

Jim also participates in Boy Scout activities including the Radio Merit Badge.  He was also a member of the 2010 BSA National Jamboree K2BSA team and is a member of the K2BSA club.

Additional Individual

Logan

• • Logan was born in 2003 and currently attends Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, CO.
  • He holds an Extra Class Amateur radio license in February of 2019. He achieved his Tech license in 2017.
  • Logan has been a mentor to his friend Sam who now holds a Technical License, plus several others in the church and the neighborhood who are working towards their ham licenses or have also passed their Technical tests. Logan never fails to encourage others to get involved with radio, including teaching classes on the subject to youth groups at church.
  • His main interest is electronic applications. Logan’s future plans include becoming an electrical engineer.
  • Logan currently has straight A’s in his high school class work.

Brennan Long K6BFL

Brennan is 17 years old and holds the extra class license, having been first licensed in 2016. He is an active DXer and contester. He has worked 217 DXCC entities from stations all around the United States and operates as 9A/K6BFL remotely in a station located in Croatia. He loves to contest and has taken part in K0RF CW contest, WW1X SSB contest, and many more. Brennan loves all modes but mainly uses CW or SSB. Other than ham radio, he loves to fly drones and go up to the mountains. He is excited for the opportunity to operate from Curacao.

Candace Scott KE8MMS

I was born in 2002 and first became licensed in June of 2019. I then upgraded my license to general in June of 2021. I participate on a weekly net and I’m part of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. I currently attend Miami University studying Mechanical Engineering and Small Business Management. My grandparents and father got me into the hobby, and it has grown ever since. I love talking on the radio and I love learning!

TJ Hardin KO4FFA

TJ is a highly motivated general class amateur radio operator. Having only been licensed since 2020, TJ enjoys learning new things about amateur radio. He enjoys contesting and chasing DX as well as activating parks on the air. He has previously worked with the ARC of Columbia County which he is a member of, in their youth outreach program in preparations for the Savannah River Academy’s ARISS contact in December of 2021. He plans to go to college for mechanical engineering having a passion for making things. He currently runs a small business selling custom-designed end-fed antennas at local swap meets. TJ enjoys 3D printing and server/network management outside of amateur radio.

Without the support of these great sponsors this trip would not have been possible for most, if not all of our youth team members. By their support these youth operators are going to get to have the ham radio experience of a lifetime, and have one great “what did you do this summer” story when they go back to school in the fall.

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Jim Storms AB8YK
Tom Sly WB8LCD