Callsign KK6JYT
KK6JYT is the callsign that was assigned to me when I received my Technician license on 02/24/2014. I was lucky enough to pass the exam the first time. HamTestOnline is a great website that I used to study for the exam. Currently, I am studying for the General license using HamTestOnline.
My very first transceiver was a Baofeng UV-5RA that I bought on Amazon. I would listen to different frequencies before I had my license. Listening had a lot to do with motivating me to study for the exam. I would hear different topics that I wanted to comment about and could not.
After passing the Technician Exam, I then got a Yaesu FT-7900 Dual Band Transceiver. I interfaced it to an IRLP board and was immediately addicted to VoIP internet linking.
KK6JYT Clubs & Nets
I do not belong to any radio clubs (yet). The internet taught me most of what I know about 2 meters and 70 centimeters analog communication. I also have to give a shout out to Ron (WB6IAG) for always coming back to me with the correct answer whenever I was stumped, or even worse – wrong.
So far there is only one net that I have found that I really like. The WIN System Tech Net is a great place to listen and get any/all of my questions answered. It is on every Friday night at 7:00 PM PST on IRLP Reflector 9100 or Allstar Link Node 2560.
KK6JYT Repeater & Simplex Node
Listed below are the current repeater and simplex nodes I have operational. I apologize if the repeater/node is down from time to time. I am still working on designing and tuning the systems.
Allstar Link Repeater Node 41194
Type: Allstar Link (41194) Repeater
Band: 70 Centimeters
Location: Glendora, CA 91741 – USA
Frequency: 446.8600 MHz
PL Tone: 123.0
Offset: – 5.0000 MHz
Output Power: 25 watts
RX Radio: Motorola Radius M120
TX Radio: Alinco DR-435 MKIII
Preamplifier: Advanced Receiver Research P432VDG
Duplexer: Motorola T-1504A
Antenna: Comet GP-6 Dual Band Vertical Base Antenna
Coverage: San Gabriel Valley, LA County, California, 91741 – USA
Allstar Link Device: DMK Engineering URIx 9095
Computer: Beaglebone Black Rev. C
Notes: To access Allstar Link, press the PTT and enter the DTMF tones “*3” and the tones to your destination node number. To disconnect, press the PTT and enter tones “*1” and the node ID.
IRLP Simplex Node 7986
Type: IRLP Simplex Node 7986
Band: 2 Meters
Location: Glendora, CA 91741 – USA
Frequency: 145.785 MHz
PL Tone: 123.0
Output Power: 25 Watts
RX/TX Radio: Alinco DR-135T MKIII
Antenna: Comet GP-3 Dual Band Vertical Base Antenna
Coax: Times Microwave LMR-400
Coverage: San Gabriel Valley, LA County, California, 91741 – USA
IRLP Board: Version 3
Computer: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Notes: To access IRLP, press the PTT and enter the DTMF tones/codes to the destination node/reflector number. To disconnect, press the PTT and enter tone/code “73”.