I have been a ARO (Amateur Radio Operator) since receiving my Technician license in July of 2016 and I am operating out of NW Oklahoma, where local contacts are sparce. I have operated under the following callsigns; KG5OIM, W9YSH, AF9YS, AF8FW, and currently as AA5ZT. All callsigns prior to AA5ZT were used only for EchoLink or VHF/UHF (2M/70cm) usage only Each one of these callsigns had a special meaning for me except for KG5OIM callsign as it was the first one issued to me in 2016, W9YSH and AF9YS callsign demarked each of the upgraded statuses of my earned licenses for Techician to General to Amateur Extra. However, AF8FW is a rememberance for me. I had served with the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, ROK during the late 70s. Now, for me, it represents all the servicemen who are deployed to Korea. (Thusly my callsign - Air Force 8th Fighter Wing). Unfortunately, I ran into Bureau issues on foreign contacts since the "8" put me outside the Oklahoma bureau. So, I made the jump to AA5ZT. Currently, you will most often find me running FT8 as bandwidth conditions on HF are less favorable for anthing else except for PSK and CW. Also, as I'm not much of a conversationalist, you will find that I tend to keep voice methods of communication short and sweet by sticking to the basics. Sorry, but that is the way I am. It is because of this, that when I work SSB, FM, or CW, I like contest formats more than anything else.