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Biography

On behalf of the Officers and Members of the Jessamine Amateur Wireless Society (JAWS), we would like to introduce our club and ourselves to you. JAWS is a community of radio enthusiasts who share common interests in all facets of amateur radio.

Our association was formed in 1958 by a group of amateurs who desired to have a local organization serving Jessamine County. They banded together to draw up the bylaws, constitution and a simple club charter. JAWS was incorporated with the State of Kentucky and has become a respected organization within our community.

The long success that the club has enjoyed came from the early establishment of the JAWS open repeater, WB4CWF (now K4HH) on 145.49mHz, a cornerstones of local 2M activity in Central Kentucky. This resource served as a focal point for emergency communications, for local traffic nets, and for an enjoyable place for hams to meet.

Our contacting you today stems from our desire to bring together those in our community and surrounding counties who have an interest in amateur radio. From the database records of the FCC, there are 134 licensed amateurs in Jessamine County, 751 in Fayette County, and several hundred more in the surrounding counties.

Whether you have been licensed for 40 years, just got your ticket today, thinking about getting licensed, or simply enjoy shortwave radio, we are here to share our experiences, extend a helping hand, and encourage you in your endeavor. Our members welcome individuals interested in the hobby, obtaining their license, and building a station.

We invite you join us at one of our JAWS meetings held the second Monday of each month 7pm, at the St. Joseph/RJ Corman Ambulatory Care Center, 1250 Keene Road, Nicholasville, KY. We also encourage you to check into the Thursday evening JAWS net at 7pm on the K4HH (formerly WB4CWF) repeater 145.49mHz and the informal rag chew net on 52.525 simplex 8-10pm.

For additional JAWS information contact Pete k2upd@aol.com or Bill n4lg@qx.net
Thanks,

73 de Bill Cotter, N4LG

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K4HH was formerly the callsign of Pete Royse (SK), a long-time JAWS member . Pete's bio:

Nickname "Pete. Got on the air 12/21/71 as WN4YFG. Licensed as a general class in 1973,amateur extra class 3/11/06. I owe my interest in ham radio to Bill, K4CIA; Frank, W4VKR, John and Cres, WB4WBP and WB4SXM (both silent keys), Egon, KA4GGF (silent key) and Pete, WZ5PM who sold me his ICOM 756 PRO and serves as my modern day ELMER. Yes, I finally put (most of) my beloved Heathkit Equipment in the closet. What fun those kits were!

Born and reared in Jessamine Co., Kentucky, I spent 42 years in the local school sytem as teacher, coach. financial officer and superintendent. Now, semi retired, I mix my amateur radioing with golf and time on the lake enjoying my pontoon. I enjoy bass fishing and just pleasure riding. Most of all, I enjoy doing all these things with my 4 year old grandson, Ben.

I enjoy dx-ing but not into to contesting or awards. I also enjoy a couple of fone nets to keep in touch with friends made on the airwaves. I also enjoy cw occasionally to avoid getting too rusty.

My antenna systems include a SteppIR Tribander, a SuperLoop 80, a B&W broadband folded dipole a 40 meter double bazooka and a G5RV.

The greatest change I have seen in ham radio over these years is the wonderful equipment now available. On the negative side, there has been a decline of good manners and language and plain common sense that unfortunately may cost us valuable frequency allocations in the future.