Francis Gradijan graduated from high school in Dallas, Texas in 2004 in the top 10% of his class. He currently attends the University of Scranton, in Scranton, Pennsylvania as a Sophomore double-majoring in Political Science and International Relations. He has held Amateur Radio license KD5HTB since 1999 and currently holds a General license. He also has a great interest in foreign languages and making radio contacts in those languages.

His interest in foreign languages and Amateur Radio led him to author the article "Worldwide Conversations - Breaking the Language Barrier" for the November 2004 issue of CQ Magazine. In addition to contacting others while improving his foreign language skills, his favorite amateur radio activities are contesting, DXing, and utilizing PSK-transmission software.