Amateur Radio

I am Amateur Radio Operator N2QDK, first licensed by the Federal Communications (FCC) at age 14. After passing both Element 1 (Morse Code) and Element 2 (written test), I was first issued the callsign KB2LWY on January 31, 1990. In 1992, I passed Element 3 (another written test) and was issued a Technician-class license, under the callsign N2QDK, which I use today.

On January 23, 2002, I was granted a General-class license after passing another written test, allowing me to operate on many more frequencies on HF (High Frequency).

I am active on 2M APRS. I maintain APRSALY, an Internet Gateway (Igate) for the New York's Capital Region, N2QDK-1. Besides providing a bi-directional gateway between the local radio frequency (RF) and the Internet, I am announcing local repeater, hamfest, meetings, and weather objects to the local RF area, with an emphasis on events for the Troy Amateur Radio Association (TARA), of which I'm a member.  I am also a member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

In my vehicle is N2QDK-9, a two-way APRS tracker with messaging capabilities via a Garmin Nüvi 350. It can also be used as a temporary and special-events digipeater via the TEMPn paradigm.

Some other amateur radio activities in which I participate: