First licensed in 1954 as a novice - KN6ELX in California. a year later my General call became K6ELX. After several years my DXing expanded with license upgrades to Advanced and then Extra. The planned retirement from ABC - TV and a consequent move to Las Vegas furthered a call change to W7EB.   Most of my operating was via the Net and the ensuing relationship with Walt... W6BMG.  We met during a Las Vegas visit and Walt proposed my joining the Controllers. I graduated to Chief Controller and later on was appointed as a trustee,  when Paul - W8GTO no longer could be active.