John was an avid DXer and contester. In his 70 plus years he rarely missed a major contest. John was elected to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 1994 (member 14).
In 2006, at the age of 90, he worked his last country 3Y0X on Peter 1 Island. That event was video-taped and is availble at: http://69.89.25.185/~trexsoft/t-rexsoftware.com/peterone/videos/w1bih.htm
John had a total of 390 confirmed (367 on phone).