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If you arrived here looking for Michael Christie, please look here.

A little about myself. I'm 36 years old and work as a Crime Analyst at my local Sheriff's Office, as well a fire/rescue volunteer, here in Pittsylvania County Va.

In August 2000, I obtained my first amateur radio license (KG4IXR), Technician class.  

5/03 - I tested for and passed elements 1 & 3, for a General class ham ticket!

5/05 - I tested for and passed elements 4, and I now possess an Extra class ham ticket!

3/06 - FCC vanity application for K4MZ granted, in place of KG4IXR!

I owe a lot of credit to my Elmer, Bo Martin, WB4KJR (SK).  Bo provided me with a lifetime worth of amateur radio knowledge, and assisted me with hands on CW training, not to mention plenty of moral support.  I also want to thank Gary Scott, W4GNS who was also instrumental in helping me pass my 5 wpm CW exam, as well as Harold Manasco, K4AU for answering all the questions no one else knows the answers to!

Current interests: 

HF, Paper chasing, Contesting, All the Digital Modes. 
I have been a die hard VHF/UHF nut from years before my amateur radio interests.

Rigs:

Yaesu VX-5R Tri-Band HT. It covers 6m, 2m and 70cm
Kenwood TM-D700 2m/70cm operating mobile APRS & monitoring 146.52
Kenwood TS200X, all band, all mode, with the optional 1.2 GHz. module 
Alinco DR1200 (VHF) operating packet and APRS weather station - OFFLINE

Antennas:

GAP Titan DX, ground mounted
Cushcraft AR270B dual band Ringo (2m & 70 cm)
PAR Omniangle OA-50 (6m)
Cushcraft A148-3S 2m Yagi (used for mobile and HT operations)

DOWN:
Diamond All Band Discone antenna (currently used for scanning, and 1.2 GHz ops)
Radio Shack generic scanner antenna (used for monitoring while I operate)

 

Affiliations & Clubs:

I'm a member of the Danville Virginia, W5YI VE Team, and the ARRL. 
I am the Assistant Emergency Coordinator (AEC) for Pittsylvania Co. ARES (VA Dist. 12).  
I am also an advanced Skywarn Weather Spotter.

So....

I normally monitor the K4AU Repeater, located on top of 
White Oak Mountain here in Pittsylvania County: 146.70- (PL 107.2)
I also monitor 146.52 and the KD4TBC 440 repeater on Smith Mountain.

I also monitor most 2m/440 repeaters in surrounding counties. 

See the local weather & where I am with APRS

See a satellite pic of my road

Propagation: Solar Report 

Solar X-rays:  Geomagnetic Field:

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