KY4CQ

Hello! I'm Brady, KY4CQ. I am originally from Knoxville, TN but currently live in Columbus, GA where I work as a paramedic for the Department of Defense. I am married to my beautiful XYL, Karoline N4KHF. I did 7 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard, and am now proudly serving in the Air Force Reserve as an aircraft mechanic on the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. I am a member of the ARRL. I enjoy HF SSB, especially on portable and QRP operations, and if you hear me on HF, I was probably portable. I am an FAA-licensed private pilot, and if you're ever around the area, would love to take you flying. I first got licensed when I was a freshman in high school, around 2008 or so, took my general class exam about a year later, and finally after years of putting it off, upgraded to Amateur Extra in November of 2020. I also play around some with GMRS, WRKM219, and have my General Radiotelephone Operator's License (commerical radio license) with the ship radar endosrement, PG00069563. If I'm mobile you can always catch me on 146.520 MHz, and I have recently started playing around with APRS, so look for me on APRS.fi. Thanks for the QSO, and thank you for promoting the hobby. 73! Current Setup: Yaesu FT-891 Packtenna EFHW (with a home brew 40 meter leg extension) Wolf River Coils TIA Mini (terrain, mood and band conditions will determine which antenna I use for the day.) Bioenno 12aH LiFePO4 battery mAT-30 ATU Various HTs for VHF/UHF use.