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Bill Axelrod was first licensed in 1956 at the age of 13 with the call sign KN2SLL. Subsequent calls have been K2SLL, K3DDW, W4SFP, K3WA, ND9E, and now K3WA again. An avid DXer and contester, Bill has also operated from a variety of DX locations including KA2 (formerly US stations in Japan), KH6 (Hawaii), KL7 (Alaska), and SV0 (Greece). Now that was fun!
Bill is a retired naval officer (31 years service). After his first retirement he worked for defense contracting firms until his 'real' retirement in January 2009. In retirement, he was the Chairman of the Peoria SCORE chapter and lastly Director of the Illinois sector. until December 2013. SCORE is a non profit volunteer organization that helps people in starting or growing small businesses.
Now, fully retired, Bill stays occupied enjoying retirement as he enjoys contesting, chasing those "rare" ones, engaging in the occasional rag chew, and preparing for the next contest. And waiting for the next live, in person Hamvention.
Bill is a member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC), the Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC), and the CWops club.
He served as the Chairman for NIDXA's W9DXCC convention held in the Chicago, IL area from 2016 through 2018 and was selected as the NIDXA Ham of the year for that effort.
An active member of SMC, Bill has served on the SMC Board of Director for the past five years. With my move to Pittsboro, NC I am once again active in PVRC.
Bill Axelrod 16 March 2021
