About the station
Station
Kenneth P. Elsberry · WD4ERM · Amateur Extra
Quitman, Georgia · Brooks County · EM80fs
Operating from Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia, grid EM80fs. Original Novice call, April 1977. The Kenwood TS-990S is in the room with him. Mostly CW. ARRL Official Relay Station on 4RN.
Quitman, Georgia · Brooks County · EM80fs
My QSL card shows the Brooks County courthouse built between 1859 and 1864. A shortage of labor and materials delayed construction during the Civil War. It is one of two courthouses built in the state during the Civil War. It was extensively remodeled in 1892 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each year before Memorial Day weekend, the local VFW sets up and maintains over 200 American flags lining the entire square until after July 4th. The display is visible in this picture, click to enlarge.
QSL policy
You bet — let's swap cards. SASE appreciated. No LoTW.
Station notes
- Class
- Amateur Extra
- Grid
- EM80fs
- County
- Brooks County
- Licensed
- April 1977
- ITU / CQ
- ITU 8 · CQ 5
- Rig
- Kenwood TS-990S
- Key
- Vibroplex Vibrokeyer (single paddle)
- Antenna
- Inverted Vee at 32 feet
- Modes
- Mostly CW
- Traffic
- ARRL Official Relay Station (ORS) · Fourth Region Traffic Net (4RN)
- Club
- South Georgia Amateur Radio Club
Station description from his QRZ page. License class from the public FCC amateur record.