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KI4OFH Richard L Royal 434 Fernway Dr. Burlington, NC 27217 USA Lookups:   2935 Ham Member
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QRZ Record: 1392181 Login to manage/edit Lookups: 2935 (2958) Mailing Label... QRZ Admin: KI4OFH Last Update: 2009-10-23 08:38:38 Class: General Codes: HAI Effective: 2009-10-20 Expires: 2016-03-20Apply for a Vanity callsign... Latitude: 36.143316 (36° 8' 35'' N) Longitude: -79.426078 (79° 25' 33'' W) Grid Square: FM06gd US State: North Carolina US County: Alamance Born: 1979 GMT Offset: -5 hours ULS Record: 2794623 FCC page... Web Page: http://www.myspace.com/ki4ofh QSL Info: DIRECT (NO SASE NEEDED) Admin For: (3) K4DRE KI4OFH KJ4MCY

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I received my Tech license in 2006. I received my General class license in 2008.  I still consider myself a new Ham. I love the hobby and I get alot of enjoyment from the fellowship.

My wife Barbara (KJ4MCY) and I have two beautiful baby girls. Eighteen months apart. My wife just recieved her Tech license, May 2009. I guess I may have influenced her somewhat. But, I am so very proud. I agree she sounds better on the air than I do.

I have lots of fun on VHF/UHF. I have several moblie and handheld units.

I took a CW class this year (2009), that was offered by the K4EG club, and taught by Randy, KB4QQJ. I have really surprised myself and others by the progrees I have made in such a short time. In less than three months time I am very comfortable sending and receiving at 8wpm. CW (morse code) is a very important part of the Ham Radio hobby. Certainly something that I never thought I would be doing...and having fun with it. It's only as intimidating as you make it. Of course it helps to have an awesome teacher, a great club, and a wife as understanding as mine.

I also like to get on 10M. I have a vertical antenna that works real well on several HF bands. I have a 40m and 80m fan-dipole that I use with a MFJ tuner depending on the band I am trying to work. For the most part I make all my HF contacts with my Kenwood 130SE (with the exception of 10M). Other rigs I use on occasion: Yaesu-101B, Yaesu-107M, and a Ranger RCI-2950.

I am active on the 40m and 75m Century Club nets. This is by far the most enjoyable way that I had found to work all states. Hands down a great group of people.

I am a member of the Alamance Amateur Radio Club, Possum Trot Net, and the Alamance County ARES group. I have also recieved my Basic SkyWarn Spotter Training.

Ham radio is a great hobby. So many different parts of the hobby you can enjoy. And we as radio operators are given so many opportunuties to give back to our communities. I am proud to be apart of such people.

This is my current GPS location: http://www.instamapper.com/ext?key=11160016667913390561

I QSL direct. I don't send SASE's and I don't expect any SASE's.

 

Mission Man Triathlon 2007

 

Field Day site 2008. We came in first place in the 2F class.

 

Dwayne (N4MIO), Alamance County's Emergency Coordinator. Checking out wireless for our emergency email setup.

 

Field Day 2008 GOTA Station. Top left to right: Lee K4LAL; Ray KJ4DNU. Bottom left to right: Cameron KJ4BEE; 'Buff" W4VGZ. Buff is now a SK. He was loved, admired, and respected by many. He will certainly be missed.

 

My oldest daughter Hailee; during the 2008 Snow Camp July 4th Celebration. Me and a few of the fellows from the club (K4EG) took care of communications for the event.

 

Taken 03-05-09. My most recent pic of my daughters. Hailee on the left. And Sarah on the right.

KJ4MCY during the Martinsville, VA; Spring 2003. Fly-over was cancelled that year due to weather. Still had an awesome time.