Guy Trotier was born in Quebec on April 26, 1919.  My father was chief despatcher for the CNR.  I got my B.A. in 1939,  began my medical studies at Laval University the same year and joined the C.O.T.C. Unfortunately,  I was wounded in an accident and  declared unfit by the army.  I learned morse, became a commercial operator and worked for the D.O.T. for the duration of the war.
 

    In 1945, the government allowed me to return to university and  I finally graduated in 1950, got married and set up a practice. Meanwhile, I managed to pass my first ticket and was operating as VE2AOO. 

    In general practice, 20% of patients are cases of skin disease and I was frustrated not being able to establish a diagnosis.  So, I closed my office in 1966 and began a full training in  dermatology, ended in Paris as Interne des Hopitaux in 1968. 

    Back home in October 1969,  I was appointed  consultant at the Jeffery Hale’s Hospital, opened an office and did some teaching until I retired in 1985. 

    VE2AOO was  OK on cw. However, I got sick of explaining that there were  two «oscar»  in my callsign  and  that  Ste-Foy was not near the North Pole, so I switched to VA2PM and made Quebec my QTH…Besides, the city limits are 30 feet from my property. 

    Hobbies:  -early sixties: flying, golf, skin diving   -old age: gardening, cooking, collecting old movies…

    HF Rig:    Kenwood TS-180S     Antenna: vertical, Cushcraft. 
    VHF Rig: Kenwood TM-231A   Antenna: home made J-Pole. 

    Thank you for reading my «brag tape».73,  Guy.