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I was born in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. I attended the Rexville High
School in Bayamón and the Inter American University in Hato Rey, PR also the
AIR FORCE ROTC Detachment 755 in Rio Piedras, PR and proudly served in the US
ARMY. I am currently employed by WAPA-TV Channel 4 in San Juan as Broadcast
Maintenance Engineer. I live in Toa Alta, PR with my wife Nilda-WP4MMP, my
daughter Natalie and my son Sebastian. Ham radio is one of my favorite hobbies
also the aviation. I am mainly interest in CW, DX, Satellites, APRS, Packet,
SAREX/ARISS and ATV. I am the owner/trustee of several amateur radio
communications repeater systems. The primary use of the KP4IA repeater system
is to provide emergency communications specially during the hurricane season.
This communications system is located in Mt Marquesa, Aguas Buenas, PR and
coordinated by the PR/VI VFC, Inc. in the frequencies of 145.370 MHz (-),
29.620 MHz (-) and 51.980 MHz (-) also the amateur television repeater system
(ATV), 426.250 MHz (out) 439.250 MHz (in), 1.252 GHz(in). KP4IA APRS - MARQSA
Digipeater in Aguas Buenas, PR and JAYUYA Digi in Jayuya, PR both on 144.390
MHz. The 2 and 6 meters repeaters are linked also the 10 meter repeater which
is well known by local, US and foreign radioamateurs due to its sensitivity and
wide coverage between the eastern and western hemisphere. The KP4IA repeater
can be heard world wide even in bad skip conditions. The users of this
communications system are friendly and most of them fully bilingual. Every year
tourists radioamateurs visit the island of Puerto Rico. From the San Juan
metroplex area is very easy to access the 2 meter repeater with hand held radio
so feel free check in and welcome!
About APRS: Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio based
system for real time tactical digital communications of information of
immediate value in the local area. In addition, all such data is ingested into
the APRS Internet system (APRS-IS) and distributed globally for instant access.
In addition to messages, alerts, announcements and bulletins, the most visible
aspect of APRS is its map display. Anyone may place any object or information
on their map and it is distributed to all maps of all users in the local RF
network or monitoring the area via the internet. Any station, radio or object
that has an attached GPS is automatically tracked. Other prominent map features
are weather stations, alerts and objects and other map related amateur radio
volunteer activities including Search and Rescue and signal direction finding.
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