Don was
first licensed as WN6LQM in 1963.He has been to J6, VP2, TI5N and
most notably3Y0X in
2006. A DX’er and contester Don is a retiredMarine
and enjoys aeronautical mobile when he isflying
as a private pilot.
Dave is a retired
machinist and builds custom
motorcycles. Dave is an avid contester
and DX’er, he enjoy’s RTTY and digital modes. He was on
the 2009 and 2012 TI5N CQWW team. Dave became a
silent key 11/18/13. We miss him!
2014 Hosts
Geoff Howard W0CG
Uli Thielke DL8OBQ
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.
Uli
was first licensed 1984. He's a software engineer and
travels around the world for his job and hobby. In
Germany he has build the contest station DA2C together
with his friend DK3DM.
Uli has been to 3D2, 9M6, CT3, EX, J3, J7, OJ0, T2,
V2, ZA mostly for contests. He is member of the CCC
since 2013 and had visit PJ2T 6 times.
2014 Team Leaders
Don DuBon N6JRL
Jim Storms AB8YK
Don was
first licensed as WN6LQM in 1963.He has been to J6, VP2, TI5N and
most notably3Y0X in
2006. A DX’er and contester Don is a retiredMarine
and enjoys aeronautical mobile when he isflying
as a private pilot.
Don was a
co-leader of the first Youth DX Adventure in 2010 to
TI5N in Costa Rica. he is a past president of
Dayton Amateur Radio Association and past president of
Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA).
Jim is a retired IT professional and
is a member of Dayton Amateur Radio Association, the
Huber Height Amateur Radio Club VE team and 2014-2015
President of Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). Jim
is a frequent member of the TI5N CQWW contestteam
and supports the YXDA website. He enjoys contesting,
participating in field Day, Ohio QSO Party along with
other QSO contests, assisting in public service events
and DX’ing. In 2010 and 2012 Jim was a co-leader
of the Youth DX Adventures to TI5N Costa Rica.
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.
2014 Team
Neil Reed KD8TEH
Steve Reed KB8STB
Neil got his first exposure to
Ham radio at the ARRL Field Day events with his
Mom WB9ZIG and Dad KB8STB. He is a High School
Freshman and got his license in 2012. He has been
a member of DARA since he got his license. He
loves to use radio to serve his community by
volunteering at public service events.
Steve
got his license after working the summer of 1994 with
a couple of hams. He has been a member of DARA since
1996, and participated in many events with the club.
He has been a Hamvention volunteer almost every year
since joining DARA. Three of his five children are
licensed hams. His favorite ham activity is building
antennas.
DeAnna Ullery KD8SJK
Jeff Ullery KD8SHF
DeAnna Ullery is
15 years old and has been an amateur radio
operator since 2012, when she received her
Technician class license
KD8SJK.
Since 2012, she has participated in field day events,
radio contesting
involving SSB and PSK31 (her favorite mode of
operation). She has assisted one
on one with attendees of the DARA youth workshops on how
to build radio
kits during Dayton’s TechFestTM and
volunteered
during Hamvention® to raise funds for “Crew 73”,
DARA’s own Venturing
Crew.
DeAnna has been a member of the Dayton Amateur Radio
Association and American Radio Relay League since her
licensing in 2012 and she
regularly attends DARA’s monthly meetings.
DeAnna is a team member of the 2014 Youth DX Adventure
and
is looking forward to this wonderful opportunity to
expand her horizons.
***Please QSL via HOME CALL WITH SASE or SAE if
overseas. eQSL and LotW will be at the discretion
of individual operators
as not everyone uses these services. Please be
patient and remember we
are all youth operators or their parents. Since we are
Middle School and High
School age and do not have jobs, the SASE is a must and
green stamps from DX
would be very helpful.***
Jeff Ullery
began attending Hamvention® with a neighbor in
1978 and became licensed in 1984 as KA8YAJ. After 20+
years away from Amateur
Radio, Jeff and family joined Dayton Amateur Radio
Association and the American
Radio Relay League under a family membership following
his relicensing as
Amateur Extra Class in 2012.
Jeff has participated in field day events, radio
contests
and assisted with the DARA booth at Dayton’s TechFestTM.
Jeff
currently serves as a crew advisor for DARA’s Crew 73
Venturing Crew and leads
the DARA Thursday Night Group, a group of radio amateurs
who meet to further
their knowledge of Amateur Radio and technology.
Jeff is a parent team member of the 2014 Youth DX
Adventure.
***Please QSL via HOME CALL WITH SASE or SAE if
overseas. eQSL and LotW will be at the discretion
of individual operators
as not everyone uses these services. Please be
patient and remember we
are all youth operators or their parents. The SASE is a
must and green stamps
from DX would be very helpful.***
David Young
KD8IXQ
Mitchell Jones KD8JRS
David
Young, KD8IXQ, is 19 years old. He earned his
amateur radio license in 2008. He is currently
working on his General Class license. His
father, mother and siblings are all licensed. As
a team we came in 1st for Field Day
2012 in Class 6E – OK, the only entry in 6E ;)
David has
been active with the local ARES group and has
participated in many public service events over the
last 6 years including parades, SkyWarn, marathons,
triathlons, community July 4th events,
as well as other group events including Field Day,
Simulated Emergency Test, and other training drills.
He is a
member of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association and has
volunteered at Hamvention and TechFest. He has
participated in club equipment construction projects,
fox hunts and Venture Crew events. He was
Valedictorian of his high school class and continues
in college at Ohio University with a 4.0 perfect GPA.
He eagerly
looks forward to the YDXA, a once in a lifetime
experience.
I have been
amateur radio operator since Nov. 2008. Member of
SWODXA SouthWest Ohio DX Assoc.(W8EX), Dayton Amateur
Radio Assoc. DARA (W8BI) , Butler County Amateur Radio
Asoociation (W8WRK) and the ARRL.