My Technician Amateur Radio License was granted on December 16, 2002. My General was granted on December 23, 2009 and my Amateur Extra was granted on June 23, 2011. My Vanity call sign was granted on January 28, 2012. My previous call sign was KD5UPL. In addition, I am a VE and I am a member of an amateur radio club.
Speak Correctly:
| Phonetic Alphabet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alpha | N | November |
| B | Bravo | O | Oscar |
| C | Charlie | P | Papa |
| D | Delta | Q | Quebec |
| E | Echo | R | Romeo |
| F | Foxtrot | S | Sierra |
| G | Golf | T | Tango |
| H | Hotel | U | Uniform |
| I | India | V | Victor |
| J | Juliet | W | Whiskey |
| K | Kilo | X | X-ray |
| L | Lima | Y | Yankee |
| M | Mike | Z | Zulu |
CST:
Welcome
Thank you for visiting my website. Amateur radio is a great hobby. It's not about being a dork or a nerd. Amateur radio operators help the community when disasters strike and all modes of communication are out of service. They pass on information in an effort to help the community maintain stability during the crisis. If you are interested in helping your community, locate an amateur radio club in your area to get involved. Thanks.
2 Meter Repeater
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- Receive: 147.200
- Transmit: 147.800
- Plus: 600 kHz
- Tone Mode: T ENC
- CTCSS: 77.0
- DCS CODE: 023
- Operating Mode: Wide
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Current Conditions
The Shack
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2 Meter Transceiver
Yaesu FT-2800M transceiver attached to a Jetstream JTPS14 power supply. The antenna is a solid aluminum 59" J-Pole. My hand held transceiver is an Alinco DJ-S11.
- Bought the correct software and cables for programming the radio.
- According to the Marco Rubber & Plastic Products, Inc. - Standard O-Ring Chart, I used an AS568A-013 o-ring on the volume and squelch knobs to keep them from wobbling. The measurements of the o-ring used are 7/16 ID, 1/16 CS (Thick), and 9/16 OD.
- Set up the software to load the frequencies I wanted and set the scan increments to 10 (factory default was 5).
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HF Transceiver
Kenwood TS-440S transceiver with an AT-440 antenna tuner installed and it is attached to a Kenwood PS-430 power supply. I use a Comet CHA-250Bx vertical antenna.
