JOSH, W4ZZK (ex KJ4QMP) of LEIGHTON, AL., U.S.A.
(pronounced LEE-TUN)
The W4ZZK 2 Meter Repeater is now on the air!
145.41( - ) with 107.2Hz PL Tone, located in Rural SE Colbert County in NW Alabama.
This repeater is an open repeater for all amateurs to use, normally linked to the 146.96 N4IDX Repeater in Moulton, AL.
Otherwise, this is a primary link for the Shoals Area into the 146.96 Repeater, when the North Alabama/Southern Middle Tennessee SKYWARN Emergency Network.
For more information regarding this repeater and the NASMT SKYWARN System, visit www.n4idx.com!
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QSL VIA LOTW, eQSL, and DIRECT ONLY!
Age: 22
Licensed: November 2009
Bio:
- Attending College pursuing Computer Information Systems
- Own and Run an Sound Reinforcement/Event Production Company, SKiLZ ReMiX Productions.
We contract out to concerts, festivals, benefits, corporate events etc., providing High-Powered Concert Sound Reinforcment Systems for events and more. Check out www.skilzremix.com for more information on us.
OPERATING:
- 2m & 6m SSB
- 10-160m SSB Phone/CW/Digital
- VHF/UHF Locally on 146.96 & 145.27 N4IDX Repeater, 442.425 and 444.775 N4IDX Repeater (107.2Hz tone), as well as Mobile APRS.
CLUB OF CHOICE:
Bankhead Amateur Radio Club, Inc. of Moulton, AL.
Callsign N4IDX
Check out our website: www.n4idx.com
Heart of Dixie Contest Club of Clanton, AL.
Callsign N4DXY
Operators: N4ION, N4JDB, KS4B, W4ZZK, and others.
STATION:
Icom IC-746 HF + 6m & 2m
MFJ-989C 10-160m Tuner
Ameritron AL-811 HF Amplifier
Yaesu FT-2800M VHF with a Mirage B108 Amp/Preamp
Alinco DR-110 VHF
Alinco DR-435 UHF
Kenwood TM-733 VHF/UHF Mobile
Radio Shack HTX-252 VHF Mobile.
Radio Shack HTX-10 10-Meter Mobile
Mobile APRS
Byonics TinyTrak3+ with Byonics GPS2 to a Yaesu FT-250R 2m out to a 5/8 Whip Antenna.
New Tower Pictures:
TOWER:
* Cushcraft Ringo Ranger ARX-2 2m VHF Vertical @ ~ 52 ft.
* Tonna 2m SSB 17 element 2m Horizontal Beam
* Cushcraft 6m SSB 3 Element 6m Horizontal Beam
* Cushcraft Ringo ARX-450 70cm Vertical @ ~ 40 ft.
* Tram Dualband 2/440 Vertical for APRS @ ~ 40 ft.
* Homebrew 160m Inverted V @ 40 ft.
* Homebrew 80m Inverted V @ 40 ft.
OTHER:
* Sirio Starduster 10m 1/4~ Vertical
* Hustler 4BTV 10 thru 40m 1/4~ Vertical
INFO:
You can catch me most nights on 3.835 MHz with "The Longwire Group"!
I Volunteer and assist with the North Alabama/Southern Middle Tennessee SKYWARN Emergency System, for our weekly Training and Emergency Nets. You can check into our net each Thursday evening at 8pm Central, thru three different local repeaters: 146.96 Repeater near Moulton, Alabama, 147.24 Repeater near Huntsville, Alabama, and 147.36 near Section, Alabama.
I also serve as backup Net Control Station for the Alabama Traffic Net Mike, which is held on 3.965 MHz at 6:30pm Nightly.
I host an APRS Digipeater at my QTH for Bankhead Amateur Radio Club and my own APRS IGATE. IGATE is W4ZZK-10 and the Digipeater is N4IDX-8.
Many many thanks to help and friendship from:
Rex - KN4CI, Sonny - N4JDB,Neil - N4ION, Roger - KD5IFD, Ray - KB5PX, Gene - WI4Z,Wes - N4RTR, Jerry - KB4AL, Leroy - KE4GWG, Bob - WZ0H for all their help with HAM Radio.
Best 73 de W4ZZK es Thx
Josh
W4ZZK
