K9APR.org

My name is James Smith, I live in Williamsburg, Indiana which is in East Central Indiana (Wayne County). I have been a Amateur (Professional) Operator for many years now. I hold an Extra Class license, this allows me to communicate worldwide which is really cool. And allows me the opportunity to also communicate on a local level via Repeaters and such.

But, here is some additional information on me.


Vice-President Henry County Amateur Radio Club
Vice-President Ashland Amateur Radio Technical Society both clubs are located in New Castle,
(Henry County) Indiana
Henry Co. EMA Exercise Coordinator
Spotter Safety Coordinator Wayne Co. Skywarn
Indiana Radio Club Council Director
Web Manager Indiana Repeater Council
American Red Cross Case Worker Disaster Services
Henry Co. CERT Member
ARRL Accredited Volunteer Examiner (VE)
Moderator Let's Talk Weather.net

Owner of the following stations
K9APR-3 APRS Digi Linwood, IN.
K9APR-4 APRS Digi Dalton, IN.
K9APR-5 APRS WX/Digi Williamsburg, IN.
K9APR-6 Lewisville, IN APRS Digi coming soon.
K9APR-8 APRS Mobile Track me while I drive.
K9APR 10 Meter Repeater New Castle, IN. Offline

Part of Henry / Wayne County
Emergency Management RACES
33-651 Henry County
89-619 Wayne County

I also participate in ARES in Henry County, and I'm part of the Henry County Skywarn Team (HCST). Other than that I live a simple life, but I do enjoy helping and providing a public service to the communities I live and work in.

Radar images on the right are updated/uploaded every 5 minutes from my house, Wx station data is uploaded on a every 10 minutes basis.