7. AE1N—Amateur Radio Station

have been an Amateur Radio Operator since 1958 (Age 13).

Located in New Hampshire, my current call sign is AE1N.

Previous call signs (going back in time) have been:

Specific interests are working DX and some contesting. I prefer CW on HF with 10 meters being my favorite band.

My equipment consists of a Kenwood TS-180s transceiver running 70 watts to a home designed 2 element Ground Plane vertical beam.

Awards and Contest Competition Wins:

1959 Worked All States #10,726

1959 Michigan Week Operating Achievement Award

1959 VE/W Contest 1st place Colorado

Worked All Pueblo CO Honorary Member

1960 ARRL DX Contest CW Colorado

1960 YL/OM Phone Contest 1st Place 0 District

1960 Delaware QSO Party

1960 VK/ZL Contest Phone 1st place KW6

1961 USSR DX Contest

1961 ARRL DX Contest Phone 1st place KW6

1961 ARRL DX Contest CW 1st place KW6

1962 WW SSB Contest 1st KW6

1962 ARRL DX Contest Phone 1st place KW6

1962 ARRL DX Contest CW 1st place KW6

1963 ARRL Official Bulletin Station

1963 14th New Hampshire QSO Party

1963 VK/ZL DX Contest 1st Place CW KW6

1963 ARRL Sweepstakes CW Contest 1st Place Colorado

1963 Kansas QSO Party 3rd Place World

1963 CHC/HTH QSO Party 1st place World

1964 Worked all Cleveland

1964 Illinois QSO Party 1st Colorado

1964 Pennsylvania QSO Party 1st place Colorado

1965 Certificate Hunters QSO Party 1st place CHC North America

1965 YL/OM CW Contest 1st Place World Trophy

1965 YL/OM Phone Contest 1st Place World Trophy

Worked Belo Horizonte Brasil #354

1974 Ten-Ten Net Certificate 10-X #8931

1974 VE/W Contest 1st place Utah

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73, CUL,

Layne AE1N