My web philosophy

I design my Web Pages to load fast and provide links to sites I find of interest. You won't find a lot of eye candy and other junk that slows things down here. I am in the middle of a complete overhaul of my site so some of the pages are not up at present. I will be fixing this as time allows.

This is the new site but it is still under construction using Wordpress.

My hobbies are

Amateur Radio,  Hiking,  Computers,  Canoeing,  Fly Fishing  and  Fly Tying.

I am an Amateur Radio Operator. My callsign is KC4ZGQ.

I was first licensed in 1991 while in nursing school. I enjoy using ham radio for real time tracking of storms, vehicles, and public service events. I worked with the local branch of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service during the Hurricane Floyd evacuation of the Georgia Coast. I recently upgraded to General and plan to do the Extra exam soon.

I have served as District Emergency Coordinator for Digital Communications for the Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service. I was also a member of Georgia Army MARS for a while until a new job created a conflict. I enjoy digital and rag chewing and DX chasing more than contesting. My goal is to get my house remodled then sell it and move out into the country where I can have a few critters and room for some real antenna experimentation. I have begun trying to get an HFPack system built around a Yaesu FT-817 but have not made a single QSO with it yet. Georgia is way to hot and humid for much backpacking and the trees make /PM very hard so I will do more walk -- stop -- talk -- walk etc.

I will be operating from Sapelo Island the weekend of Jan 10-13 using SSB and PSK31. See my trip page for more information.