Kevin was an all state basketball player and played golf in addition to
enjoying his radio hobby during high school while maintaining a high grade
point average. He is a junior at the University of Arkansas with a major in
English and Speech Pathology.
Kevin Stockton was first licensed at age 13 as a Novice in 1993
as KB5WWA. His father is K5GO and his late grandfather was N5DX, originally
licensed in 1932 as W5DRW.
Contesting and working DX was probably in his blood from birth
since both his dad and granddad had been DXCC honor roll members and active
contesters. Shortly after receiving his novice license he placed second nationally
in the Novice Roundup and the following year won the contest.
When the “vanity licensing” program began Kevin
quickly upgraded to Extra so he could obtain his grandfather's call sign and
keep it in the family.
Currently, Kevin is helping his dad and a group of other local
contesters in the process of building a multi-multi contest station on a mountaintop
near Harrison, Arkansas.