Who I am
Hello my name is Chris, but on the radio I'm known as Bluegrass 1DCR1 or KI4RDG. I live in Louisville, KY. and have been interested in radio, public service and severe weather since I was a kid, I got my first CB radio when I was 9, first Scanner at 11 and it just took off from there.
Currently I'm a licensed amateur radio operator, CB radio operator, the president and webmaster of the Derby City Radioactives radio club in Louisville, a member of the Louisville METRO-REACT Team, a member of the Kentucky 6th district Amateur Radio Emergency Service, a member of Jefferson Co. KY Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service and a SKYWARN severe storm spotter.
This is my personal website profiling me, my station and my radio related activities. I hope you enjoy viewing it as much I enjoyed creating it and please visit my other websites at:
DerbyCityRadioactives.bravehost.com
LouisvilleScanMan.bravehost.com
BluegrassApparels.spreadshirt.com
What I do.
I operate a small internet business called Bluegrass Apparels but in my spare time I involve myself in various radio related activities.
As the president of the Derby City Radioactives it is my responsibility to among other things manage the club radio nets, recruit new members and make decisions concerning club membership fees, membership requirements and member conduct rules. I'm assisted in these tasks by our club vice president and our club technician.
I'm also a member of the oldest ham radio club in the area, the Amateur Radio Transmitting Society of Louisville (ARTS).
As a member of the Louisville METRO-REACT Team my primary activity is monitoring CB emergency channel 9 for emergency and traveler assistance calls along with monitoring local police, fire and EMS frequencies on my scanner for the purpose of gathering and relaying information concerning road hazards/delays and weather hazards to the motoring public.Since I begain monitoring channel 9 in April 2005 I have handled over 200 calls.
As a member of the Kentucky 6th district Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) organization, I receive training on the use of amateur radio during emergencies and assist with communications for agencies like the American Red Cross and the National Weather Service.
My job as a member of the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service is pretty much the same as A.R.E.S. but under federal regulations, if the commissioner of the FCC declares a communications emergency and all routine amateur radio communication is suspended, only R.A.C.E.S. operators can transmit on the amateur bands and only if they are part of the relief operations.
As a National Weather Service ceritifed SKYWARN severe storm spotter my main purpose is to observe and report severe weather phenomenon to the local National Weather Service office including but not limited to: Tornados, Funnel Clouds, Wall Clouds, Damaging Winds and Large Hail.
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