Area Ham Interests/Assistance Registry

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.

All membership email you receive from the OCRA website includes a link you can use to update your listing. Simply click on the “Membership Record Access Link for (your first name, your callsign)” link in that email to update your ham interest profile.

Your access link can also be obtained by clicking here and following the directions listed.

     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

CallsignFirstLastHam_Radio_Interest_Areas_Ham_Radio_Assistance_Needed_Introduce Yourself to other Hams in the AreaPresentation_Topics_of_Interest
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

 

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Danny Hampton, K4ITL Repeater Builder, Mentor, SERA Leader & FCC Liaison, SK February 28, 2024

OCRA like many other ham clubs, repeater builders and users owe a great debt of graditude to Danny, K4ITL for his very gracious and generous help to anyone with a genuine willingness to learn and build repeater systems to his level of excellence.

Below is the lifetime membership presented by OCRA to Danny at the April 2009 RARS Hamfest in appreciation for his technical assistance, mentoring and advice over the years that has greatly helped in keeping the tall tower OCRA 442.150 repeater on the air.

His talent and generosity was widely recognized.

https://hamvention.org/2009-hamvention-award-winners/

https://www.wral.com/story/engineering-contractor-danny-hampton-has-died/21308694/

http://pcrn.net/

https://sera.org/home/

© 2024 photo by KR4UB, OCRA Inc

The plaque gold section above contains the award text in Braille

© 2024 photo by KR4UB, OCRA Inc

A perspective from two long time repeater builders……

Charlie Durst NC4CD, principle DFMA Repeater Builder

https://www.dfma.org/

It was with great sadness that I heard on Wednesday evening that Danny Hampton, K4ITL, of Raleigh, had died.

I first met Danny in the early 70’s at his home in Raleigh. One of the original members of DFMA, Wayland “Doc” McKenzie, K4CHS, took me to meet Danny one evening at his home. He said, “let me turn on some lights for you”. Danny was blind since birth and his wife, Sandy, was also blind. Together they raised their two children, both sighted. After Sandy’s death, he married a childhood friend, Rose, who survives him. Danny grew up in Kannapolis and attended the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh. He had become quite skilled in electronics and worked for the Johnson radio dealer and later with Nextel. After Nextel, he worked with my CSI business partner, Elmo Yancey, in their company, Direct Call. Direct Call provided community repeater and telephone interconnect radio systems before cell phones were available. CSI built the towers for Direct Call.

Danny was a master at designing and building repeaters and linked repeater systems. In the 1970’s he built the PCRN analog linked repeater system that covered North Carolina from coast to coast and into Virginia and South Carolina. As digital radio technology emerged, he designed and built the PRN system which now has over 60 repeaters in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia linked via the internet using DMR technology originally pioneered for the commercial market by Motorola.

Danny developed an amazing skill at tuning receivers, transmitters, and duplexers to make a highly functioning repeater. He had a service monitor and other test equipment that ‘talked’ to him. Relying on a keen sense of hearing, he could probably hear a tenth of a dB change in a noise level in a receiver he was tuning.

Many repeaters in the Carolinas and Virginia transmit the call sign K4ITL. Many of these repeaters are on tall TV towers in Raleigh, Greensboro, Wilmington and had the equipment located near the antennas at heights of over 1500 feet. On several occasions, a repeater would develop a technical problem that required his personal attention. He would put on his safety belt and ride the elevator up the tower to the repeater. Someone asked him if he was afraid of those heights. His response was, “No, I don’t look down !!”

On many occasions Danny’s days and nights would get mixed up and he would send me an email at midnight asking if I was still up for a phone call. Being a night-owl, I would email back and we would talk on the phone until 1 or 2 am about some technical subject. I knew he was ok with email because his computer talked to him.

Danny was recognized for his skills and contributions to the repeater community at the Dayton Hamvention in 2009 when he received the “Ham of the Year” award. Danny was instrumental in the Southeast Repeater Association (SERA) since its beginning in the early 70’s as the Carolinas Virginia Repeater Association. For many years he was the Director for the North Carolina Division and was currently serving as President of SERA.

The ‘shoes that will have to be filled’ by his absence are tremendous. The loss of Danny leaves a void in our hearts as he was a dear friend of many. His expert technical abilities will be difficult to be replaced. The funeral service will be at the McCullers Community Baptist Church in Raleigh with visitation at noon and the funeral at 1 pm on Wednesday, March 6th.

Rest in peace, good friend. Enjoy the tallest antenna site and the beautiful view that you can see from there.

73 Charlie NC4CD

Dan KR4UB, principle OCRA Repeater Builder

We both grew up in Kannapolis, NC where our paths crossed two different ways. In looking through my amateur radio station log, my first QSO with Danny was on June 14, 1964 on 3.830 with Danny back for the summer at his childhood home, a whole 2 miles away. Things seemed a lot more distant as a kid back then.

I eventually met Danny face to face through a conversation his father and my father had.  Our respective fathers worked at two businesses just a block or two apart, and both were customers of each other’s business. That’s the way things were in a small town.  One day Danny’s father stopped by my Dad’s workplace and as typical, Dad’s talked about what their kids were up to.

When Danny’s father Wade Hampton Sr., was told of my desire to go the NC State to get an engineering degree, he strongly urged I have a face to face conversation with Danny.

Danny spent much of his early childhood as student in Raleigh at the NC School for the Blind and knew about NC State’s reputation of being a very tough engineering school. He  had a piece of advice to give me. His words were, “if you’re planning to go to NC State, you better be prepared to work your ass off”.  How true that turned out to be.  He was not one to mince words and spoke plainly and directly.

Our paths did not cross again until 30 years later, when John Welton, N4SJW and I took on responsibility for the OCRA 442.150 and the other club repeaters.  Danny was very gracious and generous to anyone who demonstrated a genuine willingness to learn and build repeater systems to his level of excellence.  You can’t venture very far in the ham community without crossing paths with many others that Danny has similarly helped and turned into long term working relationships.

He was gifted in his ability in building relationships with so many hams and institutions who in turn, helped him build the repeater systems he dreamed of.

Maybe it was growing up in a small town where most everybody seemed to know everybody and if you needed help and was one willing to give help, life long relationships were built.

73  Dan, KR4UB

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