While vacationing in the Barbados, Winston had to find a location to operate from and a means for setting up his station. And from this came 8P9BX - shopping cart mobile, operating from St. James Parish cemetery.
    Winston worked 30 countries and had 300 contacts
    8p9dx, shopping cart mobile, St. James Parish Cemetery, was a continuous recipient of graveyard humour...."nice signal, but your not getting out", "deadly", lots of "silent keys listening" your power from the chapel gives you a "divine boost". 
   Go to Sandbox at egroups to get the whole story, listed under Shopping Cart Mobile!

    I was born in Marmora, Ontario in 1941 and after my childhood in many locations in Southern Ontario, I moved to Toronto where I took my teacher training. I married and my wife and I moved to Oshawa, where my wife Lynda and I raised two daughters, Karina and Kristina..

    I have long believed in the value of social action within my community.

    I set up a non-profit charitable organization and spent a combined total of about 17 years volunteering in jails, penitentiary and in our local psychiatric hospital. I also spent 25 years as an inner city teacher in Scarborough.

    While resting, I edited and produced a genealogical publication with over 500 readers. 

    My favourite sport is lacrosse, and in the 60's, I was active behind the scenes in community lacrosse. I  also had a lot of fun writing lacrosse stories for a sports newspaper.

    My proudest personal moment was when I received an Ontario citation for volunteerism. 

    Like everyone, my life has had its exciting moments (When I moved my family to Europe and more recently when my life has taken some difficult turns) But, none of us receives a guarantee that we will travel a road without bumps.

    One of my great teachers in radio was an old Scot, who was my cb guru. I adopted his motto, "having fun is what its all about!" This applies both to life and to amateur radio. 

    I have had a life long interest in radio. First, as a swl, and later as a cb freebander. This lit my fires to become a licensed radio operator.

    During my 7 years on hf, I have operated from the Belcher islands, and from Barbados. I was also a member of the first polar bear express dxpedition. 

    While on a vacation in Antigua, I learned of the story of Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, as it battled hurricane Luis. This found its way as a story into Popular Communications. I have also been published in 73 and TCA.

    Regretably - no one else in my family caught my enthusiasm for radio, "dad's dumb hobby - I mean who gets on a telephone and talks about telephones?"