KZ4JC

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On a mission from FCC

I am not on any of the other websites like QR Zed. Instead, I'm here. It's cheaper, more or less under my control, and more fun.

Here is my amateur radio registration info'. You could also get for no charge from FCC.gov or ARRL.org websites search:

    SMITH, ROBERT H, KZ4JC
    PO Box: 862
    MT PLEASANT, NC 28124
    Previous call sign: KO4UVV
    Previous license class: General
    Licensee ID: L02497287
    License Class: Amateur Extra
    FRN: 0031574379
    Radio Service: HA
    Issue Date: 11/19/2021
    Expire Date: 11/19/2031
    Date of Last Change: 07/01/2024 (License Issued)

Here is my GMRS registration info':

    Call Sign: WRTC913   
    Radio Service: ZA - General Mobile Radio (GMRS)
    Grant: 06/03/2022  	
    Expiration: 06/03/2032

Here is my radio "bio page".

I've been a fan of broadcast radio for as long as I can remember. I've mostly listened to obscure college or low power FM stations. For a couple years I was a representative on a station's "community board". I got interested in Ham Radio when a friend (Thanks, KT0BEG!) gave me a BaoFeng UV-5R and told me I would need a license to use it legally. Also, registration was soon going to increase from free to $35!

I got my Technician "ticket" without much extra effort by refreshing basic electrical and electronics knowledge already on board in brain from previous learning. I also used the no cost Ham Trainer app on my Android phone to learn rules, and practice questions and exams.

I added a GMRS registration for completeness, and $35.

I got the General and Extra just under the wire before the question bank changed on July 1, 2024. I used ARRL exam handbooks and the Ham Trainer App, which now needs updating.

I have so many interests in different aspects of amateur radio, I almost don't know where to start. I am also frugal, or cheap, and a DIY fan. My collection of radios has expanded mostly thanks to the Grid Goodwill store. There I have purchased far too many used UHF-only and UHF/VHF walkie talkies. These include several Arcshell AR-5 of two types, and some Motorola and other FRS/GMRS handhelds. My latest acquisition was a new Quansheng UV-K5(8) from AliExpress. I am working on a (tr)uSDX and End Fed Half Wave Antenna kit I got from ARRL while the makers, HFkits, were out on extended summer vacation.

I am a member of the Brunswick Shores Amateur Radio Club (BSARC) where I passed the Extra exam; the Cabarrus Amateur Radio Society; and W4CQ or the Charlotte Amateur Radio Club (CARC). I am grateful for the Lincoln City Volunteer examiners who administered my Technician and General exams. Last but not least, a shout out to Richmond Amateur Radio Club (RARC) who hosted the New Hams Workshop I attended in April 2022, along with Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS) . the Metropolitan Repeater Association (MRA), and the Powhatan Area Radio Club (PARC).

Contact email: KZ4JC at radiobursts.org