ABOUT
A place to talk about amateur radio and tangentially related subjects
Ham radio
Call sign: KD3CPY
License: General
Grid square: FN20kb
QSL: QRZ, LoTW
About me
I (Megan, she/her) live in the suburbs of Philadelphia along with the spouse, kids, and dogs. I have an academic background in the humanities (specifically history) which has actually been relevant for some of the jobs I’ve held in the past. I’ve also been a professional webmonkey and data wrangler, which was more on the self-taught, fell-into-it side of things.
Amateur radio is a new interest. I passed my Technician exam in February 2026 and upgraded to General in April. I want to be able to get on the air to help in case of emergencies, and I also want to try building some equipment. Repair skills are useful, and maybe I’ll be a fan of the making side of things. I’m proudly making the Amateur Radio Inclusivity Pledge.
Other hobbies include: writing (mostly genre fiction), knitting (crochet is dark sorcery), zines (the closest I get to paper craft), D&D (currently alternating in two campaigns where I play a mildly broken Druid and a Psi Warrior), and board games (takes a long pull on my cigarette and begins to tell the kids about how we used to play Settlers of Catan with a friend’s translation of the German). Maybe one day I’ll get back into folk dance or even karate, but I’m not up for either at the moment.
Organizations
Alliance Amateur Radio Network
Narwhal Amateur Radio Society
Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club
Young Ladies Radio League