The operator

Cody Kennerknecht, General Class, Grand Junction, Colorado.

Cody Kennerknecht in the KKCO 11 News control room
Cody in the KKCO 11 News control room, 2020. Photo: Wayne Sander.

Cody Kennerknecht has held a General Class amateur radio license since 2022 and has operated as K6SBR since April 2023. He lives in the Grand Valley of western Colorado and works as a broadcast engineer at KKCO 11 News in Grand Junction, keeping a television station on the air for a living and a ham station on the air for fun.

He has been a member of the Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club (W0RRZ) since 2022. The club meets the second Saturday of each month in Grand Junction, runs a VE test session after the meeting, and owns the 146.94 MHz repeater that carries the Tuesday evening New Ham Net.

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License details

Call signK6SBR
ClassGeneral
GrantedApril 14, 2023 (vanity)
ExpiresApril 14, 2033
ARRL DivisionRocky Mountain
Grid squareDM58
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