Biography

www.WA8KIM.com , email: kim@kim125.com

QSL: eQSL.net (Preferred), also LBOTW & Direct

Eagle, MI USA: (15 miles west of Lansing, Michigan)

Grid: EN72ot ITU:8 CQ: 4

About me:
I earned my Tech & General licenses in October 2013.

I work at a local hospital as a Registered Nurse.
Age: 40 yrs, Spouse: Barbara

Repeaters:
- I run an Amateur radio repeater in Eagle, MI on 444.275 MHz PL 100.0 Hz (+5). EchoLink WA8KIM-R #8126 , WIRES-X: Room# 21149 Node# 11149. Linked with the K8VEB repeater.
- I also run a GMRS repeater in Eagle, MI on 462.700 MHz PL 100.0 (+5). It supports multiple PL tones for "private" conversations.
- My father’s K8VEB repeater (linked with my repeater) is also in Eagle, MI on 443.350 MHz PL100.0 Hz. EchoLink: K8VEB-R #443350 WIRES-X: Room# 21149 Node# 11149

Give a call!

Equipment

Base Units:
Yaesu FT-857D with LDG TY-100 tuner using G5RV Jr. and Comet CX-333 antennas in attic
Yaesu FT-991 with FC-40 tuner.
Yaesu FTM-400DR with Diamond X300A antenna in attic (APRS: WA8KIM)

Mobile:
Yaesu FTM-400DR with Comet SBB-224 antenna in truck (APRS: WA8KIM-9)
Yaesu FTM-400DR with Comet SBB-224 antenna in car (APRS: WA8KIM-9)

HTs:
Yaesu FT1DR with Diamond SRH519 antenna (APRS: WA8KIM-7)
Yaesu VX-8DR with Diamond SRH320A antenna (APRS: WA8KIM-7)
Connect Systems CS-700
Baofeng UV-3R
Baofeng UV5RA (x3)
Baofeng 888S (x5)

Digital:
Wires-X on Repeater: Room# 21149 Node# 11149
Wires-X Home on FTM-400DR: Digital Rm#21258 Nd#11258
Echolink: WA8KIM-L #8125 on 446.100 PL100, also WA8KIM (iPod) #917368, WA8KIM-R #945528
WinXP with Rigblaster Advantage and/or Yaesu SCU-17 using FlDigi 3.21.77 / Ham Radio Deluxe