KC2KLC home page

By day i'm an electromagnetic interference technician at a local engineering firm, and by night i'm a professional musician.

For several years now I have managed the Binghamton Amateur Radio Association's participation in International Marconi Day as special event station K2M.

Location: Chenango, NY - Grid FN22ae

Equipment:

Primary Station: Yaesu FT-897D transceiver (using Astatic D-104 microphone retrofitted with Heil HC-5 element) and SDRPlay RSP1A software-defined radio
Antennas: G5RV Junior (HF dipole), MFJ-1868 vertical (VHF/UHF discone) and Sirio SY506 5-element 6-meter yagi
Other Equipment: Icom IC-T2H 2m transceiver, Rock-Mite 40m and 80m QRP transceivers & several VHF/UHF scanners

QSL via: QRZ.com, eQSL, LOTW and traditional postal card (direct). NOTE: QSLs for K2M are paper only.

Interests: DX, digital modes, electronics tinkering

Memberships/Certifications:

Registered with ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) and RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service)
Member, ARRL
Member, Binghamton Amateur Radio Association
National Weather Service Skywarn trained
FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS-100.C certified

Home page: www.lutins.org

Links:

We are entrusted with radio spectrum that has enormous value -- which means that there is lots of competition for it, competition that would take it away from us unless we constantly demonstrate our value through public service and constantly grow our numbers. -Bill Coleman (N2BC)

al's home page