I Am Now Known As KD8KEE

After I landed in Cleveland from a 3+ hour flight from Phoenix, I was checking the internet and saw that my new FCC call sign had been posted: KD8KEE. It posted while I was in the air.

It's official - I'm now allowed to broadcast on some of the amateur bands.

When I got home from the airport, I hooked up the new Yaesu VX-6R and monitored the local repeater a little bit to see how it all works. I get pretty good reception just using the little rubber duck antenna.

(As of two days later, I still haven't broadcast. I'm lame.)

Technician Class License - Done

This morning I woke up at 645a to get a shower and out the door to get a little more study time in for the Technician Class License test in Findlay. I headed to Bob Evans and had some coffee, food and some quality time with my study book. Around 8am I headed towards Findlay in the snow and showed up about fifteen minutes early. I was the first test-taker there and three more ended up showing up; a 12 year old boy and his dad for the tech and an older lady for the amateur extra.

This is the Findlay Radio Club (W8FT) located on W. Sandusky Road in Findlay, OH.


After some form filling out and the test, everyone ended up passing today. Apparently I missed one question, but I don't know which one. Oh, well. I'm happy with that.

As soon as my name/call sign shows up in the FCC database, I'm legal to start transmitting on the bands! (Now I have to figure out how all this works. I know just next to nothing about it.)

Here is my ARRL Tech Q&A Study Book I bought from KangaUS along with my "passed" form for the test.


I may see you on the airwaves!