AB4WS Radio Show · Jack Prindle

AB4WS RADIO SHOW 2025-09-19

September 17, 2025·16 min·1 clip
Jack Prindle recalls watching 9/11 unfold from a computer forensics class while his Secret Service friend tried to reach colleagues in the World Trade Center.
The episode begins with host Jack Prindle introducing the show and its availability on podcast platforms and YouTube. He reflects on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, sharing his personal experience at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy and how amateur radio nets like the Digital Radio Enthusiast Net and Kentucky DSTAR Net memorialized the event. Prindle announces the Kentucky Multi-Mode Digital Voice Net replacing the Kentucky D-Star Net on September 25, 2025, detailing the technical specifics for D-Star, DMR, C4FM, and Echolink connections. He congratulates Ken Shepard on upgrading to an Extra Class License and notes Bruce passing leadership of the Brunch Bunch to George. Upcoming Parks on the Air events are highlighted, including a Bullitt Amateur Radio Society gathering and an Erie Canal activation by 18 clubs for its 200th anniversary. The Monix Group's September meeting and an ARES/Northern Kentucky Training Team presentation on Winlink are mentioned. Prindle discusses the Ohio simulated emergency test on October 4th, based on a solar flare scenario, and lists license classes and exam sessions from various clubs. He provides repeater news, including a faulty 6-meter repeater in Walton, Kentucky, and offers an Excel spreadsheet of local repeaters. The episode concludes with a long list of hamfests across Ohio and Kentucky, exam opportunities, and thanks to content contributors.

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A local ham-radio bulletin with remembrance, readiness, and a packed calendar.

Amateur radio reads like a community bulletin board, and that is where this episode has its appeal. It moves through a 9/11 remembrance prompt on two regular nets, then on to club meetings, Parks on the Air plans, emergency communications drills, licensing classes, and exam…

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For local operators who want the week's nets, club notices, and license dates in one sweep.

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