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Amateur Radio
I Have been Interested In Radio Since I Was 11 Year`s Old.I Love
Ham Radio & All Aspect`s Of Radio.I Enjoy Short Wave Listening & Listening to Utility Stations Both civil &
Military & Have Done This For Over 48 Years.I Also Have Many Qsl`s From Broadcast Stations,Medium & Shortwave Station`s
Also.Below Is A Photo Of My Station Equipment.My Callsign Is KB9YGD And I Can Be Found On 3.955 Mhz In The Early Evening Sometimes.I
Am A Volunteer Examiner For The American Radio Relay League And If You Are Interested In Becoming A ``HAM``Radio Operator By
All Means Contact Me.
Click Here To Search My Logbook
More Pictures Of Equipment
Kb9ygd Equipment Video
Below You Will see Some Of My Favorite QSL Cards & Award Certificates For Contacts Made Via Amatuer
Radio That I Have Earned.I Have Qsl Cards Going Back To 1962.For Those Of You That Are Not Familar With AMATUER RADIO A Qsl
Card Is A Confirmation In Writing Verifying That The Two ``HAM`` Operators Did In Fact Make Their Contact Via 2way Radio.There
Are Many Awards,Etc Available To Licensed Operators And Short Wave Listeners(SWL`S).I Have My Entire Logbook,Searchable From
10-28-2000 To The Present On The Above Link.This Link Is Slow Loading So Give It Time To Load.
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This Is My Worked All State`s Certificate Issued By The American Radio Relay League For contacting All 50 States
Via Amatuer Radio.Certificate # 50,672 Dated Feb 9 2002.
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| Certificate Of Code Proficency |
CW Was The Only Mode Of Communications Available To Amatuer Radio Operators When They First Started Using Radio To Communicate.
Voice Radio Transmissions Had Not Been Invented yet So The ``HAMS`` Used Morse Code Or ``CW``.CW Is One Of My Favorite
Modes & Is Alive & Well In 2004.I Have Worked many Stations On Cw World Wide & Many CW Special Event Stations
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This Is my International Amatuer Radio Union (I.A.R.U.) Worked All Continent`s Certificate.This Award Is Given
To Amatuer Radio Operators Who have Shown They Have Made Radio Contact With Station`s On All Continet`s.
The Above certificate Is The American Radio Relay League Friendship Award Which Is No Longer Available Because Of Lack
Of Interest,But As You Can See I Have Mine.
The Above Certificate Was Issued To Me By The American Radio Relay League Of Which I Am A Proud Member.Im A Volunteer
Examiner Or in Other Word`s Im One Of the Guy`s Who Give The Test To Those Who Enter Amatuer Radio.I Have Been A VE Since
2000 And Am Acredited Till 2010.
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| WPE9FFE Certificate |
The ``WPE`` Program Was Created By Popular Electronic`s Magazine In The Mid 1950`s For Short Wave Listener`s.I
Was About 12 At The Time And Had Already Learned CW And Was Working On Obtaining My Amatuer Radio License.
Above You Will See My EQSL eDX Award # 102044 dated 22 Feb 2005.Its Amazing But Hams Will Join EQSL And Never Go Back
Or Become ``AG`` And Of Course Their Card Is Useless For An Award Then...I need 1 state for my EQSL Worked All States certificate,HI,I
have HI eqsls but they are all NON AG and worthless to me towards an eqsl award.If you are AG in HI
please email me so we can set up a sked.Thanks & 73,Norm.
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| Member Station A.R.R.L. Ragchewers Club |
The Hoosier DX & Contest Club
Here is my certificate for being in 1st place in Lake County,Indiana & 4th place in the state (in my class
sohp)in the Indiana Qso Party in 2004.What a wonderfull time i had,this is perhaps my favorite part of amateur radio.I would
like to take this time to thank The Hoosier DX & Contest Club & Kevin McClure (WN9O) & Tim Gardner
(N9LF) and each and every one of you for your part in making this happen.Also I would like to thank all of
you who sent me qsl & eqsl cards.UPDATE: I worked the INQP 5-6-06
all 12 hours and made 171 qso`s both ssb & cw.I worked 23 indiana counties and most of the country and some dx on 40 &
80 meters.I placed number 1 in the state for my class sohp.Thanks to all who worked me & didnt we have a ball.I qsl 100%
so if you need my card send me yours & i will have yours out the same day.See ya all next year & 73 de kb9ygd.
SKCC Website
The SKCC Straight Key Century Club is a world wide club with many members
Feld Hell Club Website
Here is my membership certificate for the FELD HELLSCHREIBER Club.Hell is a digital mode Patented in 1929
& still in use today.
Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club
Above is my certificate for the 2006 Virginia QSO Party
Below is a slideshow of 319 of my favorite qsl cards and certificates.You can control the embeded flash player
by clicking to start and using the icons/buttons on the bottom to stop/pause/remove text,go back,etc.You can also
simply doubleclick the current photo to open a new window with it FULL Screen,I hope you have the time to view
them and i hope you enjoy viewing them,Norman/Kb9ygd
Click Here To View The Above Slideshow FULL SCREEN
Below are some examples of qsl cards that i have designed.I print these out on 9.4 mil heavyweight matte photo paper
or 10.4 mil premium glossy photo paper & then trim them with a special trimmer.
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| One Of Many I have Made |
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| This Is Perhaps My Favorite Homemade Card... |
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