Carl's KB9RVB Amateur Radio

KB9RVB's Amateur Radio Pages		Getting Started Famous Hams Weather/Skywarn/EMA Emergency Operations Local Hamfests QRP Information Callsign Lookups FCC Database FCC [AM-FM] AM-FM Locator Airports / Nav Freqs City Frequencies Clubs and Repeaters Dealers Online KB9RVB Equipment Links Operating on 2 Meters Operating on HF KB9RVB Ham Vita
Yaesu™ FT-50RD 2m/440MHz Yaesu™ FT-1500M 2m	Carl Zager -- KB9RVB
Kenwood™ THF6A 2m/220/440HT	Icom™ 208H 2m/440Mhz Icom™ IC-275A 2mAllMode 10w Icom™ TH2 2mHT	Kenwood™ TS450SAT HF 160-10m Foxx™ 3 QRP HF 40m
	ARRL: Getting Started AA9PW Practice Exams W4RNL: Tales and Technicals Ohm's Law QSL's -- G5RV ARRL Member's -- G5RV HF Radio--NW7US Morse Translator K1TTT Technical References Arrow J-poles J-pole Calculator 146 mHz J-pole	in Ham Radio Ham Depot Links AC6V's Links Radio Reference Burt's Enormous List SW Listening Guide Indy Ham RadioReference Live365 Amateur Radio Newsline e-Ham e-Ham Forums Back to the TOP

Emergency Management -- Hampton Roads, VA, EMA
National Weather Service Indianapolis

Main Page Internet Data Source Animated Graphics version: High speed Internet connections Enhanced Graphics version: Mid Speed Internet connections Text Version: Useful for disabled access, wireless devices and low speed internet connections ALL National Weather Service Homepages EMWIN links:Live computer data broadcasts via Satellite, Radio, Internet, more.
Storm Spotter Live Tornado Warnings, Weather At a Glance, Advisories & Statements Central Indiana Skywarn Association Radar, Storm Spotter Training, Ham Radio Reports eSpotter Report Indiana NWS Severe Weather Report Indiana NWS Winter Weather Report After-the-event record of, NOT for real-time notification.		Intellicast Weather for Bloomington US Severe Weather Watches, Warnings from: Weather Underground Other links to: The Weather Channel \| WxUSA
wunderground.com/US/IN/Bloomington.html	US	Indiana Bloomington
Local Hamfests
	March Wabash Valley (Terre Haute, IN) Hamfest Wabash Valley Fairgrounds 3901 South US Highway 41 146.685 (PL 151.4) March Columbus (IN) Hamfest 4-H Fairgrounds Community Building 750 West 200 South 146.79 April N Central (Kokomo [IN] and Grant, Miami and Blackford counties) Hamfest Miami County 4-H Fairgrounds Mexico Road and Co Rd 200 N Peru, IN 147.345 May Dayton Hamvention Hara Arena Trotwood, OH 146.94, (alt)146.91, 223.94, 442.1 MIDCARS travel assistance 7.258 July Indianapolis Hamfest Camp Sertoma 2316 S. German Church Rd Indianapolis, IN 146.76 August Lafayette Hamfest Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds Home Ec Building Lafayette, IN 147.135 (PL 88.5) August Owen County [OCARA/BARC] Hamfest Owen County Fairgrounds Spencer, IN 146.985 September Greater Lousiville Hamfest Paroquet Springs Conference Center Shepherdsville, KY 146.70 (PL 79.7) October Hoosier Hills (Bedford/Mitchell, IN) Hamfest Lawrence County 4H Fairgrounds Bedford, IN 146.73 November Evansville HamFest Vanderburgh Co. 4-H Fairgrounds Auditorium Evansville, IN 145.150, 146.925, 443.925 (all PLs 107.2) November Fort Wayne (IN) HamFest Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center 4000 Parnell Ave Parnell and Coliseum Blvd Fort Wayne, IN 146.88
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	Airport/Navigation	AirNav/Navaid Frequencies Back to the TOP
	QRP Information Photo by: George [N9GW] Mr Ricky [KB9NDF] Blame KB9RVB on Rick! -- photo by Mr Tim [KB9ROF]	Flying Pigs QRP Club Emtech Kits N5FC QRP Stuff Homebrew QRP is Gud 4 U QRP A.R.C.I. Club and Repeater Home Pages Operating on 2 Meters Indiana Repeater Council IRC CTCSS Codes Clubs ARRL Indiana Section Homepage ARRL: Indiana Section Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin Indiana Ham: InHam Reflector ARC of Brown (IN) County Bloomington High School South Hams BARC Bloomington (IN) Cass County (IN) Club CARC Columbus (IN) Hoosier Hills Bedford (IN) Ham Radio Home Pages IU Amateur Radio Club Mid-States Franklin (IN) W9WIN Linked Repeater System Emergency Operations ARRL Field Service Forms Online Public Service Activity Report S.E.T. Forms -- [RTF] [PDF] Indiana Section Monthly DEC/EC Report -- Indiana Online ARES Registration Form [FSD-98] RACES Indiana State RACES ARES-RACES Newsletter RACES in Monroe County RACES in Dubois County E-Comm West Montgomery Co ICS Training Back to the TOP
	Callsign	Lookups Buckmaster's International Callsigns QRZ.com's Quick callsign lookup Use browser [Back] to return to this page. Other QRZ Resources: Clubs, , Individuals, Mods,, Shareware Back to the TOP
	Dealers Amateur Electronic Supply -- Milwaukee (WI) E-Batteries -- Search for battery suppliers Ham Station -- Evansville (IN)	Online R & L Electronics --Hamilton (OH) Radio Shack -- Product catolog Universal Radio -- Reynoldsburg (OH) Back to the TOP
My Equipment Yaesu MFJ Enterprises Kenwood Icom Ameco Kanga Products	Links http://www.yaesu.com/ http://www.mfjenterprises.com/index.php http://www.kenwood.net/" http://www.icomamerica.com/amateur/index.html http://www.amecocorp.com http://www.bright.net/~kanga/kanga/ Back to the TOP
Carl's Ham Radio Interests
Public Service: Involved in communication services on local 2-meter and 440-MHz repeaters. Severe weather watches are very important in Indiana, and Bloomington Amateur Radio Club BARC sponsors a yearly National Weather Service training session for Hams, local emergency workers, and the community. NWS trains and signs up Skywarn volunteers. Training information, radar maps, and storm spotter information can also be found at Central Indiana Skywarn Association. BARC provides support for 5,000 riders on the yearly fall "Hilly Hundred" bicycle ride and for another 5,000 students, teachers and parents during the Indiana State Science Olympiad competitions in the spring. Recent activities by BARC include demonstrations at WonderLab, introducing Ham Radio to school-age children. QRP is new interest: It's what Ham radio was like when first introduced but never licensed while in high school in the 50's and 60's -- low power (<5 w for CW contacts, <10 w for phone) DX-ing, homebrew transceivers, lightweight antennas, portable fun. Joined The Flying Pigs QRP Club International as member #365. Just getting started in QRP with local group building Kanga's FOXX-3 <1 watt CW transceiver, and looking at all the extras -- antennas, tuners. Technician Passed Element 2 of the FCC Amateur Radio examination at a VE session in Spencer, IN, and was assigned the callsign KB9RVB on 17 December 1997. Technician w/HF Passed Element 1, the 5wpm Morse code test (after three months of a Bloomington Amateur Radio Club [BARC]-sponsored class), on 17 April 2000. General Passed Element 3 at Bloomington, IN, VE session on 3 March 2001 (with the CSCE Element 1 code credit about to expire for upgrade purposes) but never operated HF using the coveted "KB9RVB/AG" identification. VE -- Volunteer Examiner Became ARRL-accredited VE, 26 March 2001. Back to the TOP
*Carl's Other Hobbies . Interests . Places*
Bluegrass, Harps, and Honkytonk Camping, Food, Flowers, and Other Stuff Mysteries and Reading Photography and Cameras Places and Travel Racing :: NASCAR, USAC, IRL and More Trolleys, Railroads and Model Railroads
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