JE1TNL Operator Profile

JE1TNL is licensed since 15th November, 2006

Name: Kazutaka "Kaz" Higashino

Profession: M.D. (Managing a small ENT clinic in Oiso-machi, Kanagawa Japan)

1967 : Born in Osaka Japan
1979, Feb. : Licensed Amateur Fourth-Class Radio Operator(JA) at the age of 11.
1979, Jun. : Starting Ham in Osaka. Assigned callsign JG3OQN
1980, Dec. : Licensed Amateur Second-Class Radio Operator(JA) at the age of 12.

1985-2006 : QRT....Long long period.

2006, Nov.15 : Restarting activity of HAM. Assigned callsign JE1TNL
2007, Sept. : Licensed Amateur First-Class Radio Operator(JA) and Amateur Extra(USA)

2007, Nov. 23 : 1st ever EME QSO (with PA0JMV) on 2m JT65 using QRPp 50W & 4X8H DK7ZB
2008, Aug. : Licensed special high power station for EME on 2m & 70cm.

Also: W3NL(2011.2-) JG3OQN (1979.6-1991, 2009- Re-assigned for OSAKA shack)
ex.JQ2WDH(2007-2009) AH0L(2007.10-2011.2)

Member of:
JARL(TheJapan Amateur Radio League, Inc.) since 1979
ARRL(American Radio Relay League) since 2011 as JE1TNL (also as W3NL)
MARS(Medical Amateur Radio Society of Japan) since 2008

JG3OQN: (Left: Old shack in OSAKA, Right: 21MHz 4EL Yagi on the roof)
I was at the age of 14 in 1982. Active on 21MHz, then.

Now Active in 2m Moonbounce and LEO Satellite Operation!