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Jerry Gardner |  |
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Jerry Gardner | |
Welcome to my home page. I live in San Ramon, California, with my wife
Julie and teenage son Nick.
I was born in New York City in 1960 and moved to California with my parents
and sister in 1967. Some of my interests include:
I use several PC compatible machines. One runs Gentoo Linux, another runs Windows XP x64, and yet another runs Windows 2000 Server. I also have two Mac systems running MacOS X. My primary interests are programming (C and assembly), real-time control software, networking, and desktop publishing. Read about my experiences with ISDN here. |
I've been a licensed ham for 25 years and hold the callsign W6UV. My primary interests are low-band DXing, satellites, and weak-signal VHF modes. My wife Julie is also a ham (W6JLG) and we use amateur radio to communicate when we're on the road. I'm active in the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club. The image above is my 'QSL card', which I send to other hams to confirm contacts on the air. |
My primary listening interests include DXing the medium wave AM broadcast band, tropicals, utilities, and pirates. I use a variety of receivers with a 150-foot longwire antenna. My interest in SWL goes back to my teen years when I liked to stay up all night in the summer listening to distant AM stations on my stereo. At that time, my antenna consisted of a few hundred feet of wire wrapped around the walls of my room. |
My primary interest is landscape photography. My favorite subjects are California's National Parks and urban architecture. |
I'm an avid reader of science fiction novels and have accumulated a large collection over the years. |