Photos
of Local Area Amateur Activities can be found here.
Anderson Radio Club, KY4LAW
Brian Carter, KI4TLW - President
Jerry Shouse, K4TG - Vice President
Guy Hollander, KI4TLY - Secretary and ARES EC Anderson Co.
2014
Field day photo
KM4CH John Marks and KI4OJG Mark Currens
Erecting a Phased Vertical
2014
Field day photo
KK4ZNJ watching how a Phased Vertical is erected.
Note the Level in KM4CH hands.
2014
Field day photo
Ken Wheatley KF4BTC wiring a CW Key
Simplest digital mode.
2014
Field day photo
Portable Tower Preparation by K4TG
Can be used when a remote location is needed.
2014
Field day photo
Portable Tower Preparation
Can be used when a remote location is needed.
2014
Field day photo
Antenna element preparation
Gotta get the correct elements in the right places.
2014
Field day photo
K4DZM and K4TG putting a multiple element beam together.
Each element has to be in correct placement
Understanding is needed to keep from frying a radio.
2014
Field day photo
Different antennas are used for different bands.
Phased verticals antennas in specific directions
are used to transmit directional signals.
2014
Field day photo
The Communications Trailer is used to provide shelter
and support for different radios and bands used for public communications
for all weather situations.
2014
Field day photo
KBC Communications Trailer deployed
KI4MTB Jonathan Kitchen deployed as a training exercise
for ARRL field day. Phone and CW was deployed.
2014
Field day photo
Generators were deployed for the KBC and the Anderson County Comm trailer.
This unit ran - but someone had removed the generator field windings
so went home and got a unit that worked with windings.
2014
Field day photo
One of the portable masts used for dipole operations.
KI4MTB KM4CH KI4OJG and K4TG discussing next step in putting the
dipole up for HF work.
2014
Field day photo
The unit pictured can decode CW PSK31 RTTY and other protocols.
PSK31 was used to make contacts for the Field Day event.
Additionally RTTY ARRL Field Day message was received on this unit.
2014
Field day photo
KI4OJG Mark Currens intently working HF.
Each member of the radio club took it upon themselves to
work the event as hard as if it were a real emergency.
2014
Field day photo
KK4RSG Tonya and K4ATR Dean Taking a break.
Each member of the radio club took it upon themselves to
work and backup the other members.
2014
Field day photo
k4TG setting up and checking the GOTA.
Lucas KK4ZNJ and KI4TLW worked the Gota Station this year.
One of the few times a year newly licensed or upgraded HAMS can operate along with the unlicensed public.
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Ham station located at the ambulance service building can be
viewed here.