Amateur Radio Station

KB2SEO & KB2SEO/B

Drew R. McCarsky

Eton GA EM 73

 

 

Radio Station KB2SEO and Beacon KB2SEO/B are located in Eton, GA EM73 at the foot of the Cohutta Wilderness
in Murray County GA. 

The Station consists of 3 primary transmitters in H.F. (Shortwave/Medium wave):
ICOM 718 is my primary Phone rig
ICOM 725 is my digital and Straight Key rig
Yeasu FT-100 (Beacon Operation)

For VHF, an ADI 2 meter

For the  Digital Modes I use the Computer linked to the Icom 725, For PSK, RTTY and WEFAX Running Mix-w or Hamscope

 

PROUD MEMBER OF THE

AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE

About Drew McCarsky- KB2SEO:
I am 46 years old and hold the Amateur Extra Class, the highest license class offered by the F.C.C. when I earned the Extra, I had to pass both a written exam ,  with questions ranging from SSTV to the rules and regulations involving testing for the VEC program and advanced electronics.
I also had to pass the dreaded 20 Word per minute Morse code test. I am among a family of Hams; Teri- KG4UBD, Mitchell is KG4GQY and Stephane is KG4GQX.
I can be found on 2 meters most mornings on 146.805,146.535 or 28.320 10 meters SSB or somewhere on 80 or 40 CW.
 I run SKYWARN in Murray County along with a few friends,

Some other hobbies are Fishing and target shooting.
Check out the link to the Radar and Skywarn to find out more.

 

 

 

KB2SEO/B (for Beacon)

KB2SEO/B is a automatic beacon set for operations to help determine
where the radio wave are /can propagate on 10 meters.
 this is important to people who use 10 meters for long distance communications with friends
or for general contact.
 Look for my signal at 28.238. The radio is a FT-100 running 20 watts into a 1/4 wave Ground plane up 38 feet from local ground. The Keying system is a Home brew 600 Mhz pIII running Mix-W32 and the interface is a home brew circuit which I will post here soon. Feel free to email me if you need information on making the cable in the mean time.

 

Some of my accomplishments:

I am a Volunteer examiner for the FCC through the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), I am the former Emergency Coordinator for Murray County, I am the coordinator for SKYWARN, the antional Weather Service severe storms services. If you are a licensed Amateur or are interested in becoming one to join us, I wil be happy to help you! email me at kb2seo "at" yahoo.com. There is NO FEES for my assistance, nor to become a SKYWARN member.

 

PINKY PIG, SK July 2007.

To all the visitors to KB2SEO who met Pinky, He was a popular and iconic sight here at the Home and Shack. We are not sure what happened, But during a hot day, Pinky wandered away from the safety of the garage and his wading pool. We found him up well away from his normal "snooping grounds". We believe he died from heat stroke. Pigs do not sweat and they need a way to stay cool. I think he was either bothered by a stray dog (People dump their unloved pets up the road from us all the time) or he was just snorting around and became confused. He had terribly poor eyesight. Pinky loved to hear me pound brass (Morse code) and would come with me often to the radio barn to lay by my feet get belly rubs and listen to the C.W. tones. It had a musical appeal to him. Thus, he is buried next to the door into the shack, where the tones from the beacon can be heard. To this day he is missed terribly. I take solace in the fact that he was abused as a baby and very ill. Teri and I worked around the clock to get him well. He had a home where he was loved very much and missed even more now. I hope to some day rescue another Pig. For now, we still are getting over the loss of a family member and one of my most beloved pets ever.