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This is the site of amateur radio operator Jim Baughn K9EOH
Introducing Jim and Winnie Baughn
1960s ShackJim's 1970 Navy MARS Shack Jim's Current Shack
Jim's Current Shack

Jim K9EOH holds the following ARRL appointments:
Owen County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Emergency Coordinator
Owen County Public Information Officer
Owen County Amateur Radio Association Webmaster

Jim has been involved with electronics and communications since 1955. He noticed that the console radio in the front room could be switched to radio stations other than the broadcast stations. As he tuned the radio on the other bands, he heard people who seemed to be carrying on a conversation with each other. When he asked his dad about them, his dad explained that he was listening to amateur radio operators. Jim's dad introduced him to Maynard Holt W9GJC who gave him the Novice exam.

After receiving his Novice license (no longer available), he made his first contact as KN9EOH on September 23, 1956 with KN8CML.

He became a General Class licensee and while in the Navy in 1960 reached the pinnacle of Amateur Radio Licenses, the Extra Class. In addition he passed his Radio Telephone First Class and Radio Telegraph Second Class with Ships Radar endorsement commercial licenses.

Winnie K9EOH XYL
Winnie

While still in the Navy, Jim married his favorite wife, Winnie, in 1962. In fact, she has been his only wife.

Jim and his wife were once stranded in Princeton Illinois due to the great January 1967 snow storm. He had a portable transceiver with him, tossed a wire out the window of the motel and contacted a local ham who drove them around the city to pick up needed items.Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Serivce Since that experience, and although she has never gotten her license, Winnie insists that they always travel with amateur radio.

Since that time, Jim has been a member of Navy MARS as Indiana Training Director, District Training Director and Area Coordinator.

He as been a member the Central Indiana VHF UHF radio club and a member of Marion County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service as well as Operations Officer for the Marion County Emergency Management Agency.

November 30, 2008 Jim retired from his workplace and returned to his southern estate. Expect some changes.
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World Radio Relay League

The mission of the World Radio Relay League (WRRL) is to develop, promote and provide effective emergency communications by trained, skilled, and disciplined licensed amateur radio operators capable of accepting, originating, relaying, and delivering tactical and formal message traffic accurately, in a timely manner, on behalf of agencies (government and non-government) as well as the general public. This is accomplished through networks of fixed stations and field deployable Amateur Radio Communications Teams (ARCT). WRRL does not rely upon existing infrastructure or commercial services. WRRL operators observe all applicable laws, rules and regulations and use standardized operating procedures including the universal RADIOGRAM format for formal message traffic.

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), is a public service provided by a reserve (volunteer) group of Amateur Radio Operators that is administered by local, county and state emergency management agencies, and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States government.

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network

The purpose of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is to train and acquire personnel skilled in emergency communications and message handling, who will support Salvation Army operations in local, regional and international disaster situations.

Skywarn

SKYWARN is a concept developed in the early 1970s that was intended to promote a cooperative effort between the National Weather Service and communities. The emphasis of the effort is often focused on the storm spotter, an individual who takes a position near their community and reports wind gusts, hail size, rainfall, and cloud formations that could signal a developing tornado. Another part of SKYWARN is the receipt and effective distribution of National Weather Service information.
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