EMAIL: k.fritsch2@verizon.net

Web Site: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6rbsu/wa3toyspictures2/

Skywarn ID # AAE14

DOB 01/31/1958

Electronics Technician - Sonar Transducers, and RF background.

Primary ham radio interests are public service / emergency communications. Asst. SkyWarn Coord. A.A.Co. MD. (Former ARES EC and RACES RO.)

Also enjoy easy bicycling, and white water kayaking. In addition, I have  transfered my vinyl and cassette taped music to CD. 

Currently working at ARINC, Inc. in Annapolis, MD. as the manager for the Surface Transportation Sytems labs, and as a general technician.

 You can link to my pictures of my shack and antennas by going to the link that appears just below my email address link, or by going to http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6rbsu/wa3toyspictures2/.  My web site also has WX Data from my QTH as I am able to post it. 

Home station consists of an Icom IC-730 for HF, and a Kenwood TW-4100A for 144 / 440. HF antennas are Inverted Vee w/ tuner for 80 thru 10 and a 20 meter dipole. Vhf I have a ringo ranger up at 35 feet on the tower, and a home made J-pole in the attic, made from # 6 solid copper wire (Used when severe WX is in the area and I am running Skywarn.) 440 antenna is a home made J-pole made from 2 inch wide sheet aluminum, and sits on a metal shelf in the garage.

I recently rigged up an old Radio Shack Realistic Highball 2 mic to work on the computer for eQSO, Echo-Link, and other uses. I also switch it to the IC-730 or TW-4100A. This gives me one common mic, and frees up desk space. I also have recently fabricated my own foot switch to key either the HF or VHF/UHF radio.

In my Chevy Trail Blazer I have a Kenwood TM-271 for 2mtrs, with a 1/4 wave magnetic mount antenna. I haven't bothered to buy a good quality thru the glass antenna for this vehicle. I also have a Kenwood TH-K2AT HT and an old ICOM IC-2AT HT  (The IC-2AT is now part of the EchoLink System).I have a home made cradle and external speaker and mic system for the HT, and have that in our Ford Expedition with a 5/8 wave antenna mounted on cowl.

 I have an EchLink repeater node set up to the 147.075 repeater of the Anne Arundel Radio Club. Call sign is WA3TOY-R, node # 236562. I may be found there, as well on eQSO at times. See my web site for more information on using the EchoLink node. This E/L node is used as a general rag chew node, and for Emcomm including Skywarn and the VOIP WX Net. For more information on Skywarn, and or the VOIP WX net go to the EchoLink Information page of my web site, and click on "Information on the VOIP WX Net". Web URL: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze6rbsu/wa3toyspictures2/. 

73;

Kurt WA3TOY AAE14

Assistant Skywarn Coordinator 

Anne Arundel County, Maryland