Home Page for K2AS

The Ham Formerly Known as W2CRR, WA2CRR and WN2CRR

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Where is K2AS?

Latitude 43.2085 Deg. North

Longitude 77.2998 Deg. West

Background

First licensed as WN2CRR in 1971. Upgraded to General Class and WA2CRR in 1972. Upgraded to Advanced Class in 1975. Obtained W2CRR call in Aug. 1997 as part of the vanity callsign program. Then, without haven't previously planning on it at this time, upgraded to Extra Class in Nov. 1997. Member of ARRL, RARA, and Xerox Amateur Radio Club, W2XRX. Intermittently, member of Rochester VHF Group.

Recent Activity

Hosted Xerox Amateur Radio Club Hidden Transmitter Hunt April 29, 2000 - See info here

ARRL VHF Sweepstakes Results: 6 Meters - 94 QSO's, 37 Grids, 2 Meters - 73 QSO's, 14 grids = 8466 pts.

Obtained a Radio Shack HTX-10 for 10 meter mobile 12/3/99. Installed in my truck. Happy with it so far.

Operated a little in the CQ WW DX Contest Oct. 30/31, 1999. Worked 29 countries,including 18 contacts with Japanese stations, mostly on 10 meters.

My son Greg and I took 1st place in a small hidden transmitter hunt sponsored by the Xerox Amateur Radio Club on April 25, 1999. See photos and info here.

Started operating PSK31. Its a mode similar to RTTY. Was described in May 1999 QST magazine. Uses PC sound card and PSK31 software. My only interface with radio are shielded audio cables to the PC soundcard. Works great. See this link for more info:

PSK31 Home Page

Equipment

• HF - Yaesu FT-920 160 - 6 Meter Transceiver : 100 Watts
• Kenwood TS-520 80-10 Meter Transceiver : 200 Watts
• VHF - Icom IC-260 All Mode 2 Meter Portable 10 Watts
• Kenwood TM-733 2 meters and 440 MHZ FM Mobile
• Icom IC-W32A 2m and 440 HT
• Radio Shack HTX-10 Mobile 10 Meter Radio
• 50 Watt Homebrew 80 - 40 - 15 Meter CW Transmitter from 1959 ARRL Handbook : My first transmitter, built with the help of Ed Fisher, WB2FLA (now KD7QL) Pictures Here!
• 432 MHZ 10 Watt Transverter : Rochester VHF Group project
• 48 Foot Rohn BX Series Tower
• G5RV Antenna in an inverted - vee configuration
• Cushcraft 13B2 - 13 element 2 Meter Boomer

K2AS 12/99

• Radios I've Had but Sold or Other:

• Heath GR-64 sw rcvr
  My first radio. Got it for Xmas, maybe 1968 or 69. My Dad helped me build it. Actually, he probably did most of the work. Wish I never sold this one.
• Kenwood R-2000 General Coverage Receiver
• Hammarlund HQ-110
  When I was studying for my novice test, I thought the GR-64 wouldn't be adequate for Ham work. Saw an ad in the Kodak paper and again, my Dad drove me out to Greece to check it out. It was $100 used and in good shape. I used it for several years, it did have a microphonic problem. Wish I hadn't sold that one either!
• Heath DX-60B
  Another Xmas gift. I loved Heathkits. Replaced my homebrew rig and gave me all HF bands capability when I got my General.
• Heath HW-101B
  First radio I completely funded by myself, fall 1973. Was in High School and working at Pace Electronics.
• Regency HR-2B 2m
  2 Meter FM was getting big and had to get in on it. Bought this from a guy out in Chili. He had a side business selling this stuff. This was in my 64 Fairlane once in a while.
• Icom IC-230 2m
  No crystals! What a concept.

Activity:

On HF I work all bands, both CW and SSB. On SSB I mostly chase DX, but not too seriously. Work 2m/440FM mobile from my truck using the Kenwood TM-733. Bought Yaesu FT-920 this June. First new HF rig since TS-520 in 1975.

Here is my newest radio. Yaesu's FT-920

Lookup Callsign (courtesy of QRZ)

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Amateur Radio Links

Antennas

• antenneX Home Page
• Cecil Moore's Geocities W6RCA Web Page
• Champion Radio Products
• G5RV Info
• Glen Martin Engineering, Inc. Home Page
• Home Page - The RADIO WORKS
• Hy-Gain Antennas
• Nudd Towers
• Radioworks Carolina WIndom
• SHOESTRING ANTENNAS AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT
• The WireMan
• Tri-Ex Towers Corporation, Inc. - antenna sit.

Clubs and Organizations

• American Radio Relay League's Western NY Section
• ARRL ATLANTIC DIVISION HOMEPAGE
• ARRL Atlantic Division Licensing Test Schedule
• ARRLWeb Amateur Radio News
• ARRLWeb Public Service Communications Manual.
• ARRLWeb- Welcome!
• FLARES
• N2HJD REPEATER MEGAPLEX, ROCHESTER NY.
• R.R.R.A. - Rochester Radio Repeater Association Devoted to Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio Repeaters, and service to the community
• Radio Society of Great Britain Contents Page
• RDXA Home Page
• Rochester Amateur Radio Association
• Rochester Hamfest
• Rochester VHF Group
• The North Jersey DX Association
• Upper New York Repeater Council, Inc.
• W5YI Group - Amateur and Commercial Radio Sup.
• Xerox Amateur Radio Club homepage

Callsign Lookup / Callsign Info

• Buckmaster's World Wide HamCall(tm) Server
• U.S. Amateur Radio Callsign Lookup Page
• Vanity Call Sign System FCC
• Welcome to QRZ!

Digital Modes and Operation

• Amateur Radio ZL1BPU New Zealand
• APRS - Automatic Positioning Reporting System
• APRS
• IZ8BLY Feld Hell for windows - Hellschreiber software for soundcards
• KD4RDB APRS Page
• Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) Home Page
• Amateur Radio PSK31
• PSK31 Index
• The Official PSK31 WWW Homepage USA Mirror
• The Official PSK31 WWW Homepage
• Amateur Links
• Download Free SSTV Software
• Jeff's SSTV Page
• SSTV Handbook
• SSTV
• W95SSTV for Windows 95-NT ChromaPix
• W95SSTV for Windows 95-NT
• WB8DQT
• WinPix32 Index
• WinSkan SSTV, FontFX, JVComm32

Direction Finding

• Albuquerque Transmitter Hunters
• Transmitter Hunting

DX and Contesting

• dxbands.com - The Amateur Radio Portal on the Web
• THE geo DXCC PAGE
• HF Contest Info
• Contesting Online Home Page
• K3SA Home Page
• ARRLWeb The ARRL DX Century Club Program
• DX PAGE
• ARRLWeb W1AW Propagation Bulletins for 1999

FCC and Amateur Radio Testing

• AA9PW's Amateur Radio Exam Practice Page
• FCC Forms Available via Internet
• FCC Ham Page
• FCC Welcome Page
• NTIA-Office of Spectrum Management
• ARRLWeb Amateur Exam Question Pools
• How to Get Licensed In the U.S. - Step-by-Step

General Information about Ham Radio

• CQ Home Page
• G4NJH Amateur Radio Pages Front
• Ham Radio Online
• QSL.NET HOMEPAGE
• www.eHam.net Home - Amateur Radio on the Internet

High Altitude Ballooning

• AMSAT & High Altitude Balloons
• APRS
• Balloon FAQ
• Edge of Space Sciences, Inc.
• HABET
• The SIMulated SATellite Page
• Windtrax Aerospace Educational Programs

Kits / Parts

• All Electronics Corp
• EleCraft K2 160-10M CW-SSB HF Kit
• Fair Radio Sales Company Inc.
• Far Circuits
• Ham Radio Projects
• HB Electronics Online Catalog
• Jameco ElectronicsHome
• K0JD's Ham Homebrew Site!
• Kanga Products
• Kanga US
• LDG Electronics
• Mouser Electronics
• Newark Electronics, Catalog Distributor of Electronic Components
• OAK HILLS RESEARCH
• Ontario Surplus
• QRP The NorCal Page QRP LOW POWER AMATEUR RAD.
• Red Hot Radio
• RF Electronics Ham Radio Equipment
• The JADE PRODUCTS, INC. Homepage
• Welcome to Ramsey Electronics
• Welcome to S & S Engineering!

Old Radios

• A Shameless Promotion
• boatanchors.htm
• DRAKE VIRTUAL MUSEUM
• Jim's Ham Radio Corner - WA2WHV
• KB9JJA Heathkit Ham Radio Page
• my collection of Heathkits
• The Antique Wireless Association, Inc.
• The Heathkit Virtual Museum
• W5AM Site

Pages with More Links

• AC6V Amateur Radio & DX Reference Guide
• Amateur Radio Classified Database
• Amateur Radio Resources
• Amateur Radio WWW bookmark file
• G7KPF UK Quick Links - Menu
• Ham Radio Super Site
• hfradio.org - Amateur Radio World-Wide - N7PMS
• K6XC Ham Radio Web Page
• More Radio Links

Public Service

• SKYWARN at NWS Buffalo

Radio Information

• ICOM America- Incorporated
• Kenwood Communications Amateur Radio Group
• Mirage Communications Equipment
• tentec
• The FT920 Resource Page
• The MFJ Enterprises, Inc. Website
• Welcome to S & S Engineering!
• Yaesu FT920 HF-50MHz Radio.
• YAESU HOME PAGE
• Sandhill Repair

Radio and Equipment Retailers

• Amateur Electronic Supply
• ARRLWeb ARRL Advertiser Links
• ARW Amateur Radio Wise (R)
• Austin Amateur Radio Supply
• Burghardt Amateur Center
• CABLE X-PERTS, Inc.
• Electronic Distributors Corp. Home Page
• Hamtronics
• HRO PAGE
• http--www.lentinicomm.com-
• International Radio - crystal radio filters, performance enhancements and publications for ham radio (Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom) and other radio enthusiasts
• Kantronics Co., Inc.
• Maha at the World Wide Web
• MFJ Enterprises, Inc. -- The World Leaders in Ham Radio Accessories
• Radio Parts Resources
• Radioware Amateur Radio Product Index
• Ross Distributing Co.
• Texas Towers
• THE HAM STATION HOME PAGE
• THE WIREMAN INC. - HOME PAGE
• Universal Radio Catalog Index

Satellites

• AMSAT Home Page
• Liftoff's J-Track Spacecraft Tracker
• OrbitView online satellite tracking
• Satellite Tracking Prediction Form
• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

VHF and UHF

• Central States VHF Society Home Page
• Down East Microwave Inc.
• FCARC's VHF-UHF-SHF WEAK SIGNAL LINK PAGE
• Make More Miles On VHF
• N2DKP's Home Page
• OH2BUA WebCluster
• Open Amateur Repeaters
• Repeater Builders Copyright Page
• SSB Electronic Home Page
• The KB2VGH VHF+ Website
• VHF Traffic
• VHF WebRing
• VHF-UHF-Microwave Resources
• Ham Radio EME, Astronomy and SETI

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