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The University of Georgia currently has an enrollment of about 38,000 students. It is growing rapidly, and its new facilities including sports and performing arts centers are first rate.

My main hobby is ham radio . I am licensed as NO9E in USA and as SP8FWB in Poland. Also operated as VK2ISF in Australia, as 7P8NO from Lesotho, as CE0Y/NO9E (read a story) from Easter Island, altogether from > 50 countries on 6 continents. My DXCC count as of 2021 is 337 confirmed with earned DXCC Honor Roll and 9B DXCC.

In Athens my station includes K3 transceiver, Expert 2k-FA amplifier, 5-band cubical quad on top of the roof and dipoles.

I established a remote station in Washington, GA, where there are no limits on antenna heights and man-made electrical noise is much lower. The station uses Flex 6600, PG XL amplifier, and a 30m high tower with beams 40-10 beam at 30m and 20-10 beam at 20m. The tower supports 4-square on 80m and is shunt fed for 160m. Receive antennas include 200-300m long beverages in 7 directions. See my ham radio website.

My mobile/portable setup is FT-891 + ATAS-100 car antenna, with slingshot for portable antenna installations, a total of about 7 kg. The real portable setup is Elecraft KX3 with Li-Ion batteries (weight with batteries and antenna tuner < 2 kg) and KX2 (1 kg).

I also enjoy hiking in the mountains, biking in the city, swimming, skiing and playing bridge.