(above) Inside the K8KDK radio shack.

(left) Ron Schuiling, former N8ZTR - foregroud, and Kim Karr, K8KDK - background, install the 25 foot Hy-Gain AV-640 vertical antenna.

(right) Another picture of the AV-640 antenna.



Hello,

Welcome to my amateur radio page. If you are unfamilar with amateur radio, you may want to visit this link to read more about it. I've been an amateur radio operator since July 1998 and have made many contacts all over the world.

If you are an amateur radio operator, you may be interested that I hold a General class license and I am involved with our local RACES. My station is quite modest. Some of the items include:

My KDK FM-2033 performing packet duties. Since "KDK" is in my callsign, I'm frequently asked if I have a KDK radio.

  • an Icom 706 (the original version),
  • a Kenwood TM-V7A,
  • a Yaesu FT-8800R,
  • a PacComm Handi-Packet TNC,
  • a Kantronics All Mode TNC,
  • an ADI AR-146 (2 Meter),
  • a KDK FM-2033 2 Meter (picture on the right),
  • a weather station that uploads data to the internet,
  • and an assortment of HT's and other items.

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    KDK Radio Files Download Area:
    Looking for KDK Radio information? Click here. I have a page that has several KDK radio files which are free to download.

    ARRL Amateur Radio News:
        *updated using XML
  • ICOM to Support Boy Scouts at National Jamboree and at Local Council Level
  • The K7RA Solar Update
  • Enter the Seventh Annual ARRL Photo Contest!
  • Surfin’: Old Magazines and More Ducks
  • CQ Announces 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees
  • Amateurs Asked to Listen for HORYU-2 Satellite
  • New"PRB-1"Law Now in Effect in Ohio
  • Former ARRL Vice Director Jim Mozley, W2BCH, SK
  • ARRL Responds to FCC Request for Comments on Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications
  • The Amateur Amateur: Standoffish
  • Chatham Marconi Maritime Center
  • Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai Sworn in As FCC Commissioners
  • ARRL Microwave Band Planning Committee Releases Draft Band Plans
  • Nominations Invited for 2012 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award
  • ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, Invites Input for 2014 ARRL Centennial


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    Links:
  • Americal Radio Relay League
  • Kent County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
  • Nation Weather Service Skywarn Page for Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Karrtech.com - my main website.
  • Current Weather Conditions:  See the data from my weather station.


    • Downloads:
  • ADI AR-146 Manual (2.8 MB)
  • Icom IC-W32A Manual (.7 MB)
  • KDK FM-2033 Manual (download in the forum section)
  • Kenwood TM-V7A Manual (4.9 MB)
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    Me, Kim Karr, K8KDK, talking on a radio at a Red Cross shelter for Katrina evacuees.


    October 23, 2005 Search and Rescue training. That's me
    learning to run a SAR operation. Across from is Gil
    (one of the trainers). Next to me is Bob Dennis, KC8IRJ, as Net Control.


    Send me an email: kim@k8kdk.com.