I started in RC by building a Stearling Model Chri Craft Boat at the age of 12. The radio receiver I used was an ED model using a gas tube XFG-1, later replaced by a RK-61 tube. I built my own transmitter using plans from an article by Greenburg. I still have the transmitter and receiver.
I later became interested in flying models that included stick-built Sterling planes (gas and gliders) using a Futaba six-channel Digital set up.
My background "was" as a communication chief in the 4th Armored Division. I was always interested in radio. I later became an AT&T plant engineer, with a BA in economics and with, of all things, an Extra Class Ham license.
I still go to fly-ins and ham radio conventions, as well as driving my C-4 Corvette to the meets.
Who says an AMA member cannot be eclectic ... perhaps my wife.
Roger Green, KD6CBE
