Area Ham Interests/Assistance/Presentation Topics Registry
Your ham radio needs can be better served by letting the club and fellow hams know your interests, areas you need help, or areas you can assist other club members. Presentation topics you would like to see at a club meeting can also be listed.
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Interest Summary from 82 Member Profiles
Antennas - EZNEC COAX Ladderline Connectors Tuners Stealth 50 APRS - Automatic Packet Reporting System 21 ARES - Click here, then "ARES Nets & Training" Folder 19 AuxComm/EmComm - Area Nets Training 25 CERT - Community Emergency Response Team 23 Contesting 8 CW - Frequency Band Plan 20 Digital - JT65, PKS31, RTTY, Winlink,WSJT, and others 31 DMR - Digital Mobile Radio 20 DXing 30 Field Day 36 Mobile Ops 21 Nets/Net Control Click here, then "ARES Nets & Training" Folder 20 Public Service 26 QRP (Low Power) 18 Remote Station Ops 7 Repeaters - Area Repeater Listing 19 Repeater Crew 14 Satellite Ops - AMSAT Satellite_Contacts Frequencies 8 SOTA - Summits on the Air in North America 10 SSB - Frequency Band Plan 26 Vintage Radio - Vintage Radio Boulevard 12
Bands of Interest
160m-13; 80m-32; 40m-45; 30m-24; 20m-44; 15m-40; 10m-49; 6m-40; 1.25m-12 70cm-34
82 Hams in the Area Listing Interests with 36 Needing Assistance
Callsign | First | Last | Ham_Radio_Interest_Areas_ | Ham_Radio_Assistance_Needed_ | Introduce Yourself to other Hams in the Area | Presentation_Topics_of_Interest |
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KF4O | Randy | Adams | Antennas, CW, Public Service, 40m, 20m, 15m, ares | First licensed in 1970 (16 years old) as WN4POA. Later as WB4POA, KF4DW (Extra in 1997) and finally as KF4O (vanity).Also BV8/KF4O in Taiwan. (missionary | ||
KW4EE | Kevin | Alt | Antennas, Contesting, CW, DX, Field Day, Foxhunting, Public Service, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm | I have been licensed since 1973, but was fairly inactive for my years. I hold an advanced class license which is no longer issued. I recently retired and am getting back on the air more frequently. I enjoy contesting, especially CW contests as well as | ||
W4OFZ | Banks | Anderson | Antennas, Nets/Net Control, SSB, 20m, 10m, 6m, 2m | First Licensed 9/22/1948 Class B | ||
KM4IWI | William | Bailey | CW, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | |||
N4GF | Roger | Barr | Antennas, QRP (Low Power), POTA | |||
NA4VY | David | Belt | Antennas, Field Day, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SDR, SSB, Vintage Radio, 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m | Install, Wire Antenna | ||
AK4W | Ed | Best | APRS, Toantennas | |||
KO4DHJ | Ken | Bigley | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, Field Day, Foxhunting, Nets/Net Control, SSB, 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio, ares | Install, Digital Wire-X Fusion C4FM | I'm originally from Pittsburgh, PA and for over 33 years worked for the NCR Corporation out of Dayton, OH and now Atlanta, GA. I moved here to the Tarheel state in June of 1999. Retired from NCR in 2003 and began a position with Duke Univer | Digital Modes, FT8 and PC --> Rig Control e.g. Icom IC-718 |
KM4MDR | John | Boone | DX, Field Day, QRP (Low Power), POTA (Parks on the Air) | |||
KA5JUJ | Martin | Brody | Antennas, DX, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m | Operate, HF Station, Wire Antenna | ||
KQ4BYL | Jody | Browning | Antennas, CW, Digital, Field Day, QRP (Low Power), SOTA | |||
KN4DRN | Michael | Canada | Antennas, DX, Mobile Ops, Remote Station Ops, Repeaters, Satellite Ops, SDR | |||
KD8FQM | Robert | Carr | Auxcomm, Public Service, Repeaters | |||
KN4VDO | Devin | Ceartas | Antennas, Digital, DMR, Mobile Ops, Repeaters, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, ares | Newish to using my tech license; studying for general. Interested in building redundant comms networks and disaster response | ||
KN4JYP | Kathy | Chavis | Antennas | |||
KO4QLU | Patrick | Connelly | Antennas, DX, Field Day, SSB, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m | Licensed about three years ago just after my 72nd birthday. I have a Extra Class license. I am i | ||
W4FK | Bob | Cook | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, DX, Field Day, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, Satellite Ops, SDR, SOTA, SSB, Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | HF Station, Tower | I’ve been a HAM since the late 90s. Took a break and now back in it. Enjoy building antennas. Starting into DMR. Like DX ,really like local chatter on simplex and repeaters. | |
KO4RON | Ron | Craig | Antennas, Auxcomm, Digital, DX, Foxhunting, Public Service | Build, Decision, HF Station, Beam Antenna, Wire Antenna | 2021 Technician licensee, now General. 1 Yaesu FT-991A. I've | |
K4LIF | Dan | Daniel | Antennas, CW, Field Day, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), SSB, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 10m, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | Newly licensed. General on 6/16/22. Interests:,,POTA, DXing | ||
W4AG | Stan | Dicks | Antennas, Auxcomm, Contesting, CW, Digital, Nets/Net Control, SDR, SSB, Vintage Radio, 80m, 40m, 30m, 17m, 6m, ares | First licensed in 1961. Active DX'er, especially on the low bands. Can help with antenna design and installations, although not with climbing. | ||
WA1QCE | Ron | DiSalvo | Antennas, CW, Digital, DMR, DX, Field Day, Mobile Ops, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), Repeaters, SDR, SOTA, SSB, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm | Build, Fix, HT Unit, HF Station, Mobile Unit, Stealth Antenna, Connectors, Feedline, Grounding, Noise, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm | Purchasing a home here in Durham. Decided to look for a radio club here. My daughter has lived in Chapel Hill for 10 yrs so we know the area. Ad | Dealing with an HOA that doesn’t allow antennas.Ft8 operation and other digital modes including RTTY. |
KM4NOU | Joel | Dunn | Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Repeaters, 40m | |||
KR4UB | Dan | Eddleman | Antennas, Digital, DX, Field Day, Foxhunting, Remote Station Ops, Repeater Crew, SDR, SSB, 40m, 20m, 17m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm, FT-8 | Antennas, OCRA Website, Video Conferencing | ||
N4KF | Ken | Fath | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, CW, Digital, DX, Public Service, SSB, Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m, 6m, ares | |||
KY4OU | Christopher | Ferrer | APRS, Auxcomm, Digital, DMR, DX, Mobile Ops, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), SDR, SSB, 20m, 2m, 70cm, ares | I was a member of OCRA in years past, recently upgraded to Extra and changed my call. Have been getting back into the hobby lately and wanted to get back on the membership roster for OCRA. | ||
KO4CSW | Robert | Furberg | Auxcomm, CERT, Field Day, Public Service, ares | |||
N1QYW | Steve | Gartrell | Public Service, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm | Decision, Operate, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm | 15 years rusty with tech license. Helped with comms for the Boston Marathon before widespread cellphone use. | |
K2IX | Barry | Groner | Contesting, CW, DX, Field Day, SDR, SSB | |||
KD4JWF | Jose | Guzman | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, DX, Field Day, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), Satellite Ops, SOTA, SSB, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m, ares, Go Kits, Raspberry PI | Remote Station, Stealth Antenna, Grounding | ||
KN4QBZ | Fred | Gvillo | Antennas, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, Field Day, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), SSB, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 12m, 10m, 6m, SHARES, DMR, DSTAR, WinLink | Build, Fix, Install, Operate, HF Station, Mobile Unit, Remote Station, Beam Antenna, Wire Antenna, Stealth Antenna, Vehicle Antenna, Connectors, Feedline, Grounding, Multiband, Tuner, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 2m, 70cm, DMR. DSTAR, bonding, grounding | Focused on AuxComm emergency communications seeking new ways to execute our PACE plan - - particularly the "C" and "E". | PACE Plans, WinLink Field Situation Reports, Inter-County Exercises (Chatham, Orange, Alamance, Durham, Wake) beyond Field Day, Repeater Maps, P2P, Community (non-ham) nets, PAWS, VIPER, EOC needs |
KM4MBG | Jack | Hill | Antennas, APRS, Digital, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Remote Station Ops, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SDR | |||
KF4PAB | Lenore | Hill | APRS, Field Day, Repeaters, 2m, 70cm | |||
N4JHH | Joseph | Horvath | Antennas, APRS, CERT, Digital, DMR, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SSB, Vintage Radio, 10m, 2m, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio, ares | HF Station | I am newly licensed but have approximately 15 years of radio communications experience as a licensed GMRS operator as well as public safety communications in my home state of NJ. I am very interested in DMR, I have not yet ventured into the HF area’s. | |
WA4PSC | Howard | Hoyt | Antennas, Contesting, CW, Field Day, Mobile Ops, QRP (Low Power), Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m | |||
KO4GJO | Boyd | Hudson | Antennas, DX, SDR, SSB, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm | |||
KZ1X | Steve | Jackson | Antennas, DX, construction | |||
KM4WXW | Jeffrey | Jagoda | Auxcomm, Field Day, Public Service | |||
W4BOH | Wilson | Lamb | Antennas, Auxcomm, CERT, CW, DX, Field Day, Public Service, Repeater Crew, SOTA, Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 2m, 70cm, ares, Offering help with HF tube operation | |||
KO4ICM | Doug | Largent | CW, QRP (Low Power), 40m | Advice on CW | Interested in CW, newly licensed ham. | |
KO4TXN | Steve | Lovett | Antennas, DX, 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m | I enjoy POTA using EFHW antennas in the parks. I also enjoy chasing DX from home. | ||
KK4NNQ | Mark | MacAllister | APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, SOTA, 2m, 70cm | Experienced Technician-level. Member of Chatham County CERT and AUXCOMM. As I frequently hike and bike in remote areas, I primarily use my radio as a safety communication device. I am also working with DMR. | ||
WQ8U | Mac | Macaulay | CW, Vintage Radio, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m | Ham for 70 years; love Boat Anchors and CW | ||
KK4VOU | Ted | May | Antennas, CERT | Build, Operate, Vehicle Antenna, Programming Baofeng | Newbie looking to learn. NC CERT certified | Have been trying to use the CHIRP software to program Baofeng radio. Sure that I am overlooking something simple. Would be willing to pay a HS or college student for assistance. Many thanks! |
N1LN | Bruce | Meier | Antennas, Contesting, CW, DX, Field Day, Nets/Net Control, SSB, Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m | |||
N1YXU | Laurie | Meier | CERT, Field Day, Nets/Net Control, Public Service | |||
KQ4IWB | Mike | Merzke | Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | Hello, I just recently passed my General class test and am brand new to amateur radio. I recently retired from the US Army where I served for 25 years and now for for Dell Technologies as a Product Management planner. | ||
KO4UFU | Eldon | Miller | Antennas, 10m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | I'm newly licensed and interested in all aspects of amateur radio. | ||
KK4VUR | John | Mitchell | SDR | |||
KQ4GKB | Nyi | Myint | Digital, DMR, 10m, 2m, 70cm | Operate, HF Station, 10m, 2m, 70cm | DX, DMR | |
W4AEN | Ed | Neely | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, Field Day, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SDR, SSB, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm | Decision, Install, Wire Antenna, Feedline, Grounding | ||
KJ4TTU | Steve | Newton | Antennas, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, Mobile Ops, Repeater Crew, SDR | |||
KQ4PES | Kent | Overby | Field Day, Public Service, 40m, 2m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | Decision, Operate, HT Unit, Mobile Unit | Newly licensed. Want to learn more about Amateur Radio. My interests are in Emergency Services. I have 10 years experience as a Police Officer. Been in the Fire Service since 1973. Past member of Lake Royale CERT. | |
WB4OSU | Sherri | Rapp | Digital, DX, Field Day, Satellite Ops, 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 10m, PSK-31, FT-8, RTTY, FELD HELL, Winlink | |||
N4KW | Pete | Raymond | Antennas, Contesting, CW, DX, Field Day, Repeater Crew, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 10m, antennas | |||
N7RYN | Ryan | Reed | Antennas, APRS, Digital, DMR, DX, Mobile Ops, QRP (Low Power), Remote Station Ops, Satellite Ops, SDR, SOTA, SSB, Vintage Radio, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm | I have been a ham for 20 years. I enjoy all aspects of radio. I spend most of my time building things and learning what I can. I have interests in SOTA, POTA and portable operations. I also have a TARPN node and enjoy packet radio, satellites and APRS. | ||
KN4VXC | Leo | Reynolds | Antennas, QRP (Low Power), Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m | Recently experimenting with plate modulated AM transmission at the 10 - 20 watt carrier level on 160 and 80 meters. | ||
N2XZF | Paul | Robertson | Antennas, DX, Field Day, Foxhunting, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SDR, 20m, 10m, 2m | |||
KC1TWR | Tim | Rodgers | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, Field Day, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, SSB, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio, ares | Wire Antenna, Grounding, Multiband, Noise, 80m | Moved to NC June 1, 2023 to be near grandkids. In Connecticut I was active in locals clubs, ARES, and Red Cross Disaster Services. I obtained my Tech license | |
KK4JGT | Terry | Schmidt | Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, 2m, 70cm, ares | Not newly licensed but not very experienced. Interested in amateur radio for CERT and AuxComm, and DMR. | ||
KD4UCZ | Charles | Schott | Antennas, Digital, Satellite Ops, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm | |||
KO4SZE | Bob | Shelton | Antennas, Field Day, Foxhunting, QRP (Low Power), Satellite Ops, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 2m | Returning to the fold after an almost 60 year absence. No specific interests yet as things have changed and morphed a lot. Just taking it all in ATM. | ||
K4SAR | Joe | Simpson | Antennas, Auxcomm, Field Day, Foxhunting, SSB, 15m, 10m, ares | |||
W7GBP | Michael D | Smith | Auxcomm, CERT, DMR | I am a relatively new Ham and a member of the Chatham County Auxcom group. | ||
W4SAR | Dave | Snyder | Antennas, APRS, Digital, Field Day | |||
KD4YJZ | Karen | Snyder | CERT, Field Day, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, 10m, ares | Operate | ||
KK4RRT | Michael | Stein | Auxcomm, CERT, Mobile Ops, QRP (Low Power), 20m, 10m, 2m, 70cm, ares | Install, HF Station, Wire Antenna, Feedline, Grounding | In January I passed my General exam. Though I got my Novice license as a teenager, I let it lapse when entering college and only returned in 2013 at the suggestion of friends. I am i tending to get onto HF this fall. | |
W1KES | Keith | Stouder | CW, DX, Field Day, SOTA, SSB, 40m, 20m | |||
KJ4VWG | Sam | Tannous | Antennas, APRS, Contesting, CW, Digital, DMR, DX, Field Day, QRP (Low Power), Remote Station Ops, Repeaters, SDR, SSB, ares, ADS-B, Radio Astronomy, NEC2 Internals | |||
KN4ZHP | Mike | Thorn | Antennas, APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, DX, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), Repeaters, SDR, SOTA, AF MARS | |||
KN4VXB | Aurora | Toennisson | APRS, CERT, Public Service, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | Build, Fix, Install, Operate, Want classes teaching ham radio | ||
K6LZL | Wyatt | Underwood | Antennas, APRS, Digital, DMR, DX, Field Day, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, Repeaters, 80m, 40m, 2m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | I’m an experienced HAM and I like many different modes of communication. I’ve worked with disaster planning and emergency communications with DHS and LA County Sheriff Dept. Recently moved to NC over a year ago. | ||
N3LTV | Doug | Wall | Antennas, Auxcomm, Digital, Nets/Net Control, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 2m, 70cm | Interests: Building/fixing ham equipment. Building the North Carolina Packet (NCPACKET) network and TARPN (search tarpn.net or ncpacket.net on the i | ||
N4SJW | John | Welton | Auxcomm, CERT, Digital, DMR, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, Allstar | Allstar, DMR | ||
KN4EOO | Rick | Wenklar | APRS, Auxcomm, CERT, DMR, Mobile Ops, Public Service, ares | |||
KA5ETS | Douglas | White | Antennas, Auxcomm, CERT, Contesting, CW, Digital, DMR, DX, Field Day, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, QRP (Low Power), Remote Station Ops, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SDR, SSB, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio, ares, antennas, FT8 | |||
KW4JY | Calvin | Whitt | Antennas, Digital, DX, Remote Station Ops, SDR, SSB, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, digital, antennas | |||
KO4BHX | Ben | Williams | Antennas, APRS, CW, DX, Foxhunting, Mobile Ops, QRP (Low Power), Satellite Ops, SDR, SOTA, SSB, Vintage Radio, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m | |||
K4FD | Dan | Wise | Packet Radio | |||
JRW-01-93 | Jason | Wolonick | Repeaters, Repeater Crew, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm, ares | Decision, Fix, Operate, HF Station, Wire Antenna, Feedline, Multiband, Tuner, 40m, 20m, 10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm, Decision | I am interested in joining this group for many reasons. I would like to make friends and have conversations with people who share my interest. I would like | |
KQ4PEC | Mike | Woods | APRS, CERT, Digital, Field Day, Mobile Ops, Nets/Net Control, Public Service, Repeaters, Repeater Crew, SDR, 2m, 70cm, Attended Meeting to Learn about Ham Radio | Install, Mobile Unit, Vehicle Antenna | I am newly licensed and wanting to join a community to learn more. I've always loved computers, so the digital modes possible with ham radio are really exciting to me. I also think that helping with public service events would be fun. I'm new, and I'd be | |
W4KIL | Andy | Yates | Antennas, CW, Field Day, 160m, 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m | |||
AI4MW | Tommy | Yeager | DX, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m |