= NOW 15 WPM = TEXT IS FROM FEBRUARY 2022 QST PAGE 60 = ACTIVE HAM FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, IS AN AMATEUR EXTRA CLASS LICENSEE, AND IS AN ARRL MEMBER. HES A FORMER AWARD WINNING BROADCAST PERSONALITY AND JOURNALIST AND RECEIVED THE ARRL BILL LEONARD AWARD IN 2015. DON IS A BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 35 BOOKS. HE WRITES EXTENSIVELY ON WORLD WAR II HISTORY AND HIS NOVEL, FIRING POINT, WAS THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE HUNTER KILLER, STARRING GERARD BUTLER AND GARY OLDMAN. DON HAS ALSO WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS ABOUT GETTING STARTED = END OF 15 WPM TEXT >