Welcome to the DMR Tech Net Team!
Tom N8TJ:
Novice 1977 as WD8NPM. Currently most active on: DMR 3126 Brandmeister, 80m, 40m 20m CW. Other interests: motorcycles and northern MI.
Tom, N8TJ
Stan WB8QJZ:
I was licensed as a Novice in 1973 as WN8QJZ. I upgraded to Technician C and then to Amateur General Class. Primary interests include portable HF QRP operation and VHF/UHF experimentation including Slow Scan Television reception from the International Space Station . I hold a Commercial General Radio Telephone License . I retired from Michigan Technological University as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer and was the operator and chief engineer for the university’s Ku Band Satellite Earth Station.
Steve KC8WXM:
I was in the U.S. Army 2nd of the 4th Cav. Crew chief for OH-58C Helicopters. Was sent to Saudi/Iraq during Desert Shield, Desert Storm.
Hobbies: Camping, Hiking, Hapkido, Amateur Radio, and playing the bagpipes!
Past Commander of American Legion Post 194 in Petoskey and currently Quartermaster of the Petoskey VFW.
Dana KCØMYP:
Steve KC8WXM & Dana KCØMYP
In 1977, I passed the FCC 3rd Class license with broadcast endorsement to work at WVIC 94.9-FM/730-AM. After graduating from Michigan State University, I moved to Colorado and worked at Radio Shack for 19 years. In 2002 I earned my Technician class license and upgraded to General in April, 2022. Technology is great–when it works! Currently using three Anytone 878 handhelds and two Anytone 578 mobile radios with BT01 bluetooth mics. I’m most active on TGIF Talk Group 31268 the DMR Tech Net channel and Brandmeister DMR Talk Group 3126 Statewide Michigan.
Brian KE8NJT:
I received my Technician license in 2019, my General a year later and am currently studying for my Extra. I started fooling with end feed antennas in Viet Nam. They really increased the range of a PRC77, I’m retired from our Sheriff Department where radios were a way of life. In early 2023 I became interested in DMR and now have a base station and hand held DMR radios. 73 de KE8NJT.
brian@dmrtechnet.net
Brad KE8WNV:
I spent 9 years in the Army as an Ammunition Supply specialist. I was cross Trained as a Fuel Handler, and RTO for my company. We worked Primarily with the Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter. As the RTO I was in charge of all our radios and ensuring secured communications were loaded. I currently work as a Desktop Support Specialist and enjoy working with technology. I am new to Ham Radio, having my license since February 15th, 2024. Having a technical background made DMR easy to pick up and understand. I am no expert in anything but do understand the concepts quite well. brad@dmrtechnet.net
Rick AD8KN:
I’ve been a ham since 1972. I received a novice license (WN3TUU, never on the air) when I left the US for an assignment in Germany for the US Army. Luckily I found several ham friends in Germany and was able to upgrade to a Technician license by having one of the hams administer the Tech test. Having the Tech license I was able to get a reciprical license as DA4AK. Had a wonderful time on 2 meters FM and SSB while in Germany. Upon returning to the US (Fayetteville NC) while still in the Army I purchased a copy of Wayne Greene’s 15 WPM code tape. I listened to 5 letter code groups for quite awhile. A trip to the Tidewater hamfest and passed my code test first time. My first HF rig was an FT301S running low power. I did make some SSB contacts and did some MARS work. In 1978 we moved to Ypsilanti, MI. I started working on a masters degree and ham radio took a back seat. In 1986 we moved to East Lansing I sold my station and concentrated on my new job. After a period of time I got the ham bug again and purchased a 2M/70CM HT and began working the local repeaters. A friend lent me some equipment and I got the QRP bug. A little study to get my code speed up and I began making contacts even at the low point of the sunspot cycle. I added an Elecraft K1 kit to my station and began working 4 watts to a dipole through 300ohm tv twinlead. I made many contacts with that station but ventured away from ham radio again. Always enthusiastic about different communications modes I began reading about digital modes like DMR. I got an Anytone 878 and began my DMR journey. Recently been having fun with DMR and hotspot programming.