ARRL Kentucky Section (KY) Section Manager James Brooks, KY4Z 7099 Louisville Rd Coxs Creek, KY 40013-6705 502-349-2099 ky4z@arrl.org Section Links Hamfests Affiliated Clubs Ham Radio Classes Other sections Great Lakes Division

Assistant Section Manager William L Call, KJ4W 1515 Coles Campground Rd Murray, KY 42071-7547 (270) 753-7870 wcall@mchsi.com Patrick S Spencer, KD4PWL 395 Redding Rd Apt 212 Lexington, KY 40517-2394 (859) 948-1320 pat.spencer@insightbb.com Matthew E Tinker, AA8P 108 Buena Vista Dr Ashland, KY 41101-2126 (606) 834-9177, (606) 324-8752 matt.tinker@enduroscope.com William L Uschan, K4MIS 711 Cline St Frankfort, KY 40601-1081 (502) 320-2511 WwUSC@aol.com Affiliated Club Coordinator Jeanie L Dalton, KB8QLC 342 Stoneybrook Dr Lexington, KY 40517-1425 kb8qlc@arrl.net Official Observer Coordinator William L Hilyerd, K4LRX 2146 Vanguard Ave Henderson, KY 42420-3857 (270) 826-2687 k4lrx@arrl.net Section Emergency Coordinator James A Mc Donnell III, W2LTB 211 Habersham Ct Lexington, KY 40517-1629 (859) 971-9354 w2ltb@aol.com State Government Liaison Sr Gregory L Baize, KG4VJC 2609 Baylor Pl Owensboro, KY 42301-5464 (270) 274-3226 kg4vjc@arrl.net William C Burger II, WB4KY 1109 Entrada Dr Frankfort, KY 40601-4660 (502) 320-3888 wb4ky@arrl.net

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News last updated: Wed, July 16, 2008 at 6:18 PM ET

June Section Report FIELD DAY 2008. Kudos to the clubs who took on the challenge of operating the 24 hours of Field Day. This year my wife, Tammy, KC4CTB and I decided to do something different for Field Day -- we loaded up the truck and we "hit the road" to visit as many Field Day sites as we could across Kentucky. While we were only able to visit 10 of the more than 20 Field Day operations across the state, it was a great trip that we plan to repeat in the future. Thanks to all of the groups who posted the location of their Field Day site on the ARRL Field Day Locator web page. In a fantastic show of support for Amateur Radio, several Field Day sites we visited were operating either as Class F or were employing equipment loaned by the local Emergency Management director. Several Field Day operations also incorporated a VE test session as part of the event. I would encourage every Kentucky group who took part in Field Day to post information on your Field Day on the ARRL web site Contest Soapbox. There are always good stories worth telling about Field Day, so visit this link to read what others have written in the Soapbox about their own operations. FIELD DAY PHOTOS. As part of our road trip, my wife and I asked Field Day participants at each site we visited to sign a special one-of-a-kind road trip t-shirt created just for this event. Photos of the shirt and of the Field Day sites visited are posted near the bottom of this Web page. Have photos for your own Field Day operation? Send yours in with a description of what's pictured in each photo and I'll add them to this page. FIELD DAY PUBLICITY. Kudos to District 9 DEC Johnny Hager, N4KJU, and everyone who had a hand in getting TV station WYMT to visit the Amateur Radio Community Service (ARCS) club's Field Day operation. Click here to view the Hazard TV station's story on the ARCS Field Day. Did your Field Day operation attract publicity from your local TV, radio station or newspaper? Please let the Section Manager know! Drop me an e-mail at ky4z@arrl.org or send copies of your clippings to my postal address listed at the top of this page. DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR 2008 NEWSLETTER, WEB SITE CONTESTS. Don't miss entering the 2008 KY Section Newsletter or Web Site contests. The Kentucky Section is home to talented and enthusiastic folks who use the printed media and the Internet to promote and educate others about the activities of their local Amateur Radio club. This year, the Section Newsletter Contest is being revamped to include a division for Best Section Web Site. The revamped contest is open to all clubs in the Kentucky Section. For this year, winning clubs from the past five years are eligible to participate. Awards will be presented to the winners for both contests at the Louisville Hamfest. To download the Kentucky Section Newsletter & Website Contest Rules, click here. (Please note these files require Adobe Reader). For more info, contact the SM at KY4Z@arrl.org. ACTIVITY REPORTS. Station Activity, Public Service or net reports are due to me by the 9th of each month. Your help in meeting this deadline is greatly appreciated in order that the KY Section web site is updated in a timely manner and the reports are submitted to ARRL HQ. Send your reports to ky4z@arrl.org.

2008 ARRL-Sanctioned Kentucky Hamfests

AUGUST 10, 2008 - The Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society Central Kentucky Hamfest, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., American Legion Park, Lawrenceburg, Ky., a few miles north on US 127 Bypass off Exit 59 of the Blue Grass Parkway. For directions and a copy of the hamfest brochure, visit the BARS web site. SEPTEMBER 6, 2008 - Greater Louisville Hamfest, Paroquet Springs Conference Centre, Shepherdsville, Ky. Tickets: $6 advance, $7 day of show, under 13 free. Info: e-mail GLHA08@LouisvilleHamfest.com or visit http://LouisvilleHamfest.com. SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 - The Central Kentucky Hamfest, Richmond, sponsored by the Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society, will be moved to a larger location at the Madison County Fairgrounds, 3237 Old KY Hwy 52. Info: e-mail Mike Rogers, KE4ISW or call (859) 624-9156. Talk-in: 145.370 (PL 192.8). SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 - The Hazard Swapfest, sponsored by the Kentucky Mountains Amateur Radio Club will again be held at the Civil Air Patrol building at the Wendell Ford Airport located off KY 15 north of Hazard. Info: e-mail John Farler, K4AVX or call (606) 476-9662. Talk-in: 146.67 (PL 103.5) PLANNING A HAMFEST? Get official ARRL sanction for your hamfest and receive special benefits such as free prizes, handouts, and other support. The League's web site has a handy hamfest planner, as well as the rules for ARRL-sanctioned events. It's easy to apply using the League's online form. For details visit the Hamfests & Convention web page, or contact ARRL HQ by e-mail (hamfests@arrl.org) or telephone, (860) 594-0262).

New Amateur Radio Licensees

As of July 2, 2008 Lester R Swiger, KJ4EOM 204 McGowan Ave Bardstown, KY 40004-2543 David G Wallace, KJ4EUC 8317 Westover Dr Prospect, KY 40059-9469 Joseph E Durso, KJ4EUB 1938 Eastview Ave Louisville, KY 40205-2538 John D Blandford, KJ4EUA 128 Ottawa Ave Louisville, KY 40214-1806 Brandon M White, KJ4EWS 5018 Woodsend Rd Louisville, KY 40229-1239 Marc B Beck, KJ4EPI 313 Mays Hall Morehead, KY 40351-1232 Fred W Dunaway, KJ4EON 940 Carneal Rd Lexington, KY 40505-3306 Rachel M Nicholas, KJ4ENI PO Box 453 Brooksville, KY 41004-0453 Matthew J Wright, KJ4ENA 1028 River Farms Villa Hills, KY 41017 Dejan Ristic, KJ4ENF 818 Eastland Dr Villa Hills, KY 41017-1011

Jonathan S Moffett, KJ4ENB 633 Ireland Ave Crescent Spg, KY 41017-1307 Greg J Muzzillo, KJ4ENC 416 Larkspur Ct Edgewood, KY 41017-3367 Zachary P Westbrook, KJ4ENG 1045 Brookville Ct Villa Hills, KY 41017-4482 Ethan T Chester, KJ4ENE 12 Creekside Cir Erlanger, KY 41018-2614 Brian W Kerdolff, KJ4EMZ 3495 Meadowlark Dr Edgewood, KY 41018-2652 Christopher B Stetter, KJ4END 171 Hillwood Ct Erlanger, KY 41018-2886 Matthew K Hughes, KJ4EMY 82 Simon Ct Independence, KY 41051-8507 Rhonda M Wilson, KJ4EVH 2332 Palladio Ave Owensboro, KY 42301-6640 Tim W Farris, KJ4EWE 115 Pine St Dawson Springs, KY 42408-1233

Amateur License Upgrades/New ARRL Members (as of July 2, 2008)

Congratulations to these Kentucky Amateurs on successful upgrades: Simon G Ruddle, KC8WF; Steven L Ewalt, KI4OJF; James P Bell, KE4STM; Edwin G Hollander, KI4TLY; Karl G Jacobsen, KE4JXD; Russell T Schutter, KI4UCO; Wayne A Rust, KJ4DIO; Richard A Vaughn, KC4VIF. Hello to these new/returning Kentucky ARRL members: Richard P Schiller, K4BQH; Jay D Burkett, N4RBY;Chuck Callahan; Ronald Apperson, AF4DC; John D Blandford, KJ4EUA; Edward C Shackleton; Jeffrey Schriner, KY4JKS; Charlotte D O Neal, KI4OJE; Paul A Turner, WB4OEF; George L Rice, KC4YUI; Ken G Moore, KI4FEB; David E Mueller, KA9DRW; B W Blanton, KJ4EDR; Victor J Hunt, WB4TVK; Clell Noble, KJ4EGS; Michael K Buker, WA8VMR; Matthew K Buker, KI4SSW; Bill J Dotson, WA4BJD; Steven A Junas, KI4JJQ; Steven D Payne, KF4CZF.

Kentucky Net Schedules

KEN - The Kentucky Emergency Net is held every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, 6:30 p.m. Central time on 3972.5 kHz. The purpose of this net is training for emergency and is an ARRL sponsored net. Net manager is Kentucky SEC Jim McDonnell, W2LTB. KYN - The Kentucky CW Net at 8 PM ET daily on 3596 kHz and runs at about 15 WPM. John Farler, K4AVX, is net manager. KSN - The Kentucky Slow CW Net meets at 10 PM ET daily on 3579 kHz. Glenn Foley, KO4OL, is net manager, which specializes in training CW traffic handlers and has several sets of training messages available. Speed for this training net is 5-10 WPM everyone is welcome.  Let the NCS know if you would like training.

Kentucky Traffic Report - June 2008

NET NAME	SESSIONS	TRAFFIC	CHECK INS	NET MANAGER
KYN	30	31	270	K4AVX
KSN	28	22	149	KO4OL
WTEN	4	2	27	KO4OL
KD7ARET	4	0	45	KG4HMN
NKARC	4	0	31	N4IJS
MSUARC	5	0	44	WX4MET
MADARES	5	1	25	KO4OL
Hardin Co. ARES	4	0	52	AF4EB

Public Service Honor Roll - June

KO4OL 88

KD4NS 37

KG4TND 135

WD8JAW 137.5

W4SOU 136

K4JRU 219

Station Activity Reports - June

KO4OL 28

WB4ZDU 9

KY4Z 7

K4AVX 26

K4TXJ 14

Section Emergency Coordinator's Report: June 2008

1) Section: Kentucky 2) Month: June 3) Year: 2008 4) Total Number of ARES Members: 1,169 5) Change Since Last Month: + 12 6) Number of Active Nets: 19 7) Total Sessions: 160 8) Number of OES/ EC/ DEC's Reporting This Month: 28 9) Number of Nets, Drills, Tests and Training Sessions This Month: 181 Man Hours: 376 10) Number of Public Service Events This Month: 6 Man Hours: 95 11) Number of Emergency Operations This Month: 6 Man Hours: 58 Please Note: Item 12 below, is total of the three items above. 12) Total Number of ARES/RACES Events This Month: 193 Total Man Hours: 529 Reporting stations: KG4TOO, WA4SWF, W2LTB, KD4SN, KG4TND, KI4PSW, AC4DM, KE4JYC, KE4KWR, KF4ACQ, N4CCJ, WD8JAW, KD4OVM, N4WKU, KE4AIE, K4TXJ, WA4SWF, KB9ORD, WA4SAG, K4JRU, WD8NMV, KU4ML, N4KJU, W4SOU, KI4WEF, W9VHE, KE4LR, KE4LZP Congratulations to the following individuals who have passed the Kentucky Online ARES course! N4DTX, WA4SAG, WA4BJD, KB3PIN, KB3ETG, KB3PIO, KB9ORD, KJ4DUL __________________________________________________________________________________________ Comments: KYHAM now has online renewal forms for station appointments. All appointments will expire at the end of the year unless these forms are filled out. To date, we have had many people who have filed their renewals. The online forms can be found at: http://www.kyham.net/emcomm/ares.html. Reminder: All ARRL ARES Appointees are required to have current ARRL membership. Minimum required ARES Training: KYARES Online Tests, FEMA IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800. District 1: District 2: District 3: District 4: District 5: KE4JYC -Nelson Co ARES demonstrated WinLink 2000 (using RMS) to the county emergency Manager as well as other interested folks. All were impressed that "E-mail" could be sent out of the area without the "Internet". The site for field day this year was the "Nelson County Emergency Operations Center". Emergency Management activated the county EMA in conjunction with ARES and field day. Discussions were held to consider implementing Winlink county wide with a VHF link to District 5 EOC in Elizabethtown. District 6: District 7: District 8: KI4PSW reports 19 June 2008 an ARES meeting was held in Morehead, KY with Matt Tinker ARRL Section Representative and County EC Fred Jones. Theses two men shared their years of experience with the group, and provided samples of bylaws etc. Their efforts will go a long way in getting the Area 8 ARES Organization of to a good start. Field Day was conducted at two locations in the region, Montgomery County and Bath County, a great time was had by all that participated. District 9: N4KJU Gives us a link to a news clip of their field day operation from WYMT. http://wymtarchives.com/watch?v=3310 - He thanks Tim Wright for submitting a report on ARES involvement on in reference to tornado activity in Greenup County. Kudos to a joint effort between Greenup County Kentucky ARES and Lawrence County Ohio ARES in this incident. Cooperation, Coordination,Communication, and Commitment is the key toward effective ARES response. The District wide HF and 2 meter nets becoming more active with check-ins averaging 40 per month on the HF net and 60 on the 2 meter net. Preliminary plans are being made for the District 9 SET exercise. More about this as the plan progresses. Field Day - From the reports received in District 9 reflected six ARES counties participating which included:Greenup, Boyd, Carter, Johnson, Magoffin, and Floyd. Counties within the district combined their efforts for Field day and rode the waves together. Severe thunderstorms affected the operation at most locations. Communicators being prepared and operating under adverse conditions is a big part of what we are all about. 27 June 2008, Amateurs supplied communications for a Ham Radio/Electronics Course that was being taught at Ashland Community Techincal College to give the students a basic insight into Amateur Radio and Electronics. KD4OVM - 04 June 2008, Net Activated for severe weather in area with two tornados confirmed by local fire fighters in City of Greenup on the ground with other funnel clouds spotted in the area. KB9ORD - Amateurs of District # 9 went to Louisa for the Three Rivers Medical Center's Health Fair. John Hager N4KJU, James Pickle AE4JS, Fred Jones WA4SWF and I Ralph Tuley KB9ORD were in attendance and passed out fliers about Amateur Radio and answered questions for the many people who stopped by our table. We also had a Two meter radio set up for a live demonstration. On June 28th and 29th I took the ARES trailer and went to the top of Hill Crest for Field Day. We servived the High wind and rain and still had a good time and made many contacts. WA4SAG - Held an ARES exercise in June also and had communications from the site to the EOC and KF4KPL. District 10: District 11: District 12: District 13: District 14: __________________________________________________________________________________________ PSHR: W4SOU 136, K4JRU 219, KD4SN 37, KG4TND 135, WD8JAW 137.5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: The reporting section of KYHAM is functional. Please submit all monthly reports there. EC reports will go to their respective DECs for totaling. Areas with no DEC will still come to me. This will make reporting and accountability more streamlined. http://www.kyham.net/emcomm/reports.html. Reports are due to your respective DECs by the 5th of the month. DECs need to have their reports to me by the 10th of the month. Please fill out the reports completely so they do not get returned for correction. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted, James A. McDonnell, W2LTB Section Emergency Coordinator Kentucky ARES email: w2ltb@arrl.net

Silent Keys, May 2008

Tom Lykins, K4LID Silent Key Administrator  None submitted

Kentucky Section Amateur Radio-related links

KYHAM.net	2007 Great Lakes Dvision Convention
Worked All Kentucky Counties Award	Great Lakes Division Website
K4AVX Kentucky CW nets	KY District 7 Amateur Radio Emergency Team
Kentucky Amateur Radio Society	Capital Amateur Radio Society
Bullitt Amateur Radio Society	Kentucky Emergency Management
Fayette County ARES	FEMA Independent Study Courses
Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (ARTS)	WA4SWF Fred Jones
Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club	Affiliated Clubs List
Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society	Lincoln County ARES
Mammoth Cave ARC	KO4OT's Cyber Shack
Laurel Amateur Radio Society	District 13 ARES
Central Kentucky ARC	K4SFC Larry Coppala
Murray State University ARC	AE4QL Feedline Demo
Lincoln Trails ARC	Larry D. Jaggers KY Tech. Coordinator
Hopkins County Amateur Radio Association	2007 Kentucky QSO Party
Paducah Amateur Radio Club	W4ET Ron Hutchison
Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society	KY-QRP Club
QCWA Bluegrass Chapter 214	Paintsville ARC
River Cities ARA	Northern Ky ARC
Princeton Ham Radio Club	Owensboro ARC
NWS WX Radar - Louisville	MESOTRACK WX SITE
NWS WX Radar - Jackson	NWS WX Radar - Fort Campbell
NWS WX Radar - Evansville	KY Legislative Action Program

If you would like your site listed, please let me know at ky4z@arrl.org.

ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: Section Manager Jim Brooks, KY4Z, left, prepares to pay Joe Miller, K4DZM for a Simpson 260 VOM he was selling at the Ashland hamfest on April 26th. Despite the prediction for rain showers, the 'fest featured plenty of sunshine and good weather. Miller is a former Kentucky Section Manager. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)	ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: Sunshine greeted those who attended the Ashland Tail-Gate Hamfest on April 26th. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)
ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: Coffee and conversation made for a lively morning. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)	ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: Those who attended the hamfest had plenty of time to enjoy discussing their favorite hobby. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)
ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: The hamfest was sponsored by the River Cities ARA and was well-supported by the club and others in the area. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)	ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: Dave Vest, K8DV, returned to his hometown to support the Ashland Tail-Gate Hamfest. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)
ASHLAND TAIL-GATE HAMFEST: Former KY SM Dave Vest, KZ4G, talks with current SM Jim Brooks, KY4Z, during the hamfest. (Photo by Fred Jones, WA4SWF)	2008 AMATEUR RADIO AWARENESS WEEK PROCLAMATION. Gov. Steve Beshear has issued a proclamation to set aside June 22-29, 2008, as Amateur Radio Awarenesss Week in Kentucky. The proclamation recognized Kentucky Aamateur Radio operators for their contributions by "providing emergency communications when all other systems fail."
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. To commemorate the first annual Ky. Section Manager Field Day Tour, a custom t-shirt design was created by the SM and his daughter Katie, KI4FNT. At each site the SM and his XYL (KC4CTB) visited, Field Day participants were invited to autograph the t-shirt.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. At the Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club Field Day site, Sharon Greibe, KE4INO, signs the Field Day Tour t-shirt while KC4CTB holds it steady. The Danville club's Field Day site was located at the RR Donnelly Park on the edge of town.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. One of the rigs for the Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club Field Day effort is tested prior to the 2 p.m. start time.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A basketball goal is put to good use as a tower mount for Wilderness Road ARC's 5-element six-meter Yagi. The tower also supports two wire antennas for the club's Field Day site.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Boy Scouts in Troop 119 in Danville camped out at the Wilderness Road ARC site to support the Field Day effort by keeping the operators fed. The Saturday night menu included steaks! In turn, the club offers Scouts the opportunity to get on the air during Field Day and helps them complete requirements for the Radio merit badge.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Visitors to the Wilderness Road ARC's Field Day site in Danville were welcomed by the club's publicity display table, complete with brochures and information about the club.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Anderson County Amateur Radio Club set up their Field Day site on the campus of Anderson County High School, located near the high-traffic intersection of US 62 and the 127 Bypass in Lawrenceburg. This is one of three of the stations that were operating right after the 2 p.m. start time.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Anderson County Amateur Radio Club used a large tent for the three Field Day operating positions. There was plenty of room for operators and visitors. A second tent nearby was used for serving food and drinks.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. CW virtuoso Joe Miller, K4DZM, is ready at the key at the Anderson County club's CW station during Field Day. Joe is shown operating with his homebrewed double key (iambic/straight key) built from three J-37 straight keys.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A closer look at the homebrewed double key (iambic/straight key) built by Joe Miller, K4DZM. Joe built the key from three J-37 keys. The iambic key has a surprisingly smooth feel to it.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Capital Amateur Radio Society of Frankfort held their Field Day in conjunction with the Anderson County club at Anderson County High School in Lawrenceburg. The Frankfort club's efforts, using the call KY4EOC, were aboard the KY EM Mobile Communications Vehicle, which carries an impressive array of communications equipment, from HQ to satellite videoconference capability. Shown above, Bob Stephens, WA4CMO, right, answers a question about emergency response planning.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Bill Uschan, K4MIS, operates the Kenwood HF rig inside the KY EM Communications Vehicle during the Capital ARS Field Day effort in Lawrenceburg.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Steve McFadden, member of the Woodford County Amateur Radio Club, tunes the 40 meter band on Saturday afternoon of Field Day. The club's Field Day site was located at the rear of the large park complex on the edge of Versailles.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Steve McFadden, WA4TJD, left, stands next to the Woodford County club banner with the deputy director of Woodford County Emergency Management.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Woodford County club used a portable crank-up tower as a support for a 3-element tri-bander, wire antennas and the ARRL flag. Woodford County EM loaned the club the use of its mobile command post for the Field Day operation.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Bill DeVore, N4DIT, signs the Section Manager's Field Day Tour t-shirt while taking a break from pileup busting at the Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society's Field Day site located at the American Red Cross on Newtown Pike in Lexington. The club had two phone stations and a digital station on the air Saturday.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Section Manager takes a turn operating at the BARS Field Day site in Lexington.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. This mobile satellite setup helped provide the Lexington BARS club with a satellite contact for 100 bonus points during Field Day.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society held their Field Day operation at Model High School at Eastern Kentucky University. Shown above is Steve Parker, NZ4Z, at the 75 meter phone station, using a Yaesu FT-2000. The club operated class 6A using the callsign AA4NJ.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Glenn Foley, KO4OL, makes a phone contact as part of the AA4NJ Field Day operation while the callsign and exchange are entered into the computer log by Terry Holman, AC4PY.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Donnie Swope, AA4NJ, makes notes while operating the CW station at the CKARS Field Day site in Richmond while Ray Cornelison, KJ4AOM, keeps the log. An intense but brief thunderstorm dampened the operation, but didn't create much of an interruption.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Jimmy Fennell, AG4CM, operated Saturday evening at the Kentucky Horse Park camping area as part of the Fayette County ARES Field Day effort.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A second operator arrived Saturday to fill out the operating positions at the Fayette County ARES Field Day effort at the Kentucky Horse Park. An HF vertical antenna is being assembled prior to supper.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. The SM's Field Day Tour commemorative t-shirt collected autographs and callsigns from 9 Field Day sites (The back of the shirt is shown here).
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the Kentucky Amateur Radio Society Field Day in Bardstown.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club Field Day in Danville.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the rest of the signatures from the crew at the Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club Field Day in Danville.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the KY4WC Woodford County Amateur Radio Club Field Day in Versailles.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the K4TG Anderson County Radio Club Field Day in Lawrenceburg.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the KY4EOC Capital Amateur Radio Society Field Day operation held at Lawrenceburg in conjunction with the Anderson Radio Club.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society Field Day in Lexington.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the AG4CM Fayette ARES Field Day site at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the AA4NJ Central Kentucky Amateur Radio Society Club Field Day in Richmond.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. A close-up view of the signatures from the crew at the KY4KY Bulllitt Amateur Radio Society Field Day in Pioneer Village south of Louisville.
CALDWELL COUNTY FIELD DAY Mike Murphy, KF4QDZ, left, chats during a meal break with Caldwell County EC Harvey Lawrence, WA4NUD during Field Day.	CALDWELL COUNTY FIELD DAY. Lyon County EC Bob McDonald, W4EXX, operates W4KBL during the Caldwell County Field Day.
CALDWELL COUNTY FIELD DAY. Lyon County EC Bob McDonald, W4EXX, and Caldwell County AEC Rich Blackburn, KI4YIB, talk between contacts at Caldwell County's Field Day operation.	CALDWELL COUNTY FIELD DAY. Mike Taylor, N4MHT, past vice-president of the Princeton Amateur Radio Club visits the Caldwell County Field Day site.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. Charlie Brown, W4OLG, makes contacts at the Kentucky Amateur Radio Society Field Day site. The club operated as a Class F entry.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. One of the antennas used by KARS group in Bardstown was this 80/40 meter pair of inverted vees. The antenna was setup adjacent to the Nelson County EM building.
FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. George Kaneff, N2GWK, foreground, operates digital modes from the rear of his van at the KARS Field Day effort in Bardstown.	FIELD DAY TOUR 2008. By removing the seats from the inside of his van, James Skala, AA4ZD, used his Kenwood TS-2000 to create a multi-mode HF operating position. The station was part of the KARS group's Field Day effort in Bardstown.
KENTUCKY COLONELS ARC FIELD DAY 2008. Club president Mike McClure, KW4MAC, supervises the assembly of the HF beam.	KENTUCKY COLONELS ARC FIELD DAY 2008. Field Day chairman Chris Shaw, W4BGN, left and Joe Walters, W4SPC, look over the tower prior to assembly.
KENTUCKY COLONELS ARC FIELD DAY 2008. Mark Gillim, KJ4DGZ, at the operating position Saturday afternoon of Field Day.	KENTUCKY COLONELS ARC FIELD DAY 2008. Kentucky Coloneels ARC member Ed Schwab, KD4REF, at the operating position.
KENTUCKY COLONELS ARC FIELD DAY 2008. With the tower up and HF beam in place, the final connections are completed.

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