Biography

1977 December: Started as an SWL using the RCA AR88LF communications receiver.

1978 May: Joined the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) https://rsgb.org (ARS40323)

2023 March: Passed Foundation Licence exam - studied with Essex Ham https://www.essexham.co.uk - on air as M7RJY

2023 October: Passed Intermediate Licence exam - studied with the Online Amateur Radio Community https://www.oarc.uk - now on air as 2E0YRJ

Currently studying for full license exam.


Clubs and Memberships
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Edgware & District Radio Society

Essex Ham
https://www.essexham.co.uk

Online Amateur Radio Community
https://www.oarc.uk

RSGB
https://rsgb.org

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Radios:
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(see primary photo of shack)
Icom IC-7300
RCA AR88LF (ca 1944) receiver for SWL work only.


Antenna:
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(see secondary photo of antenna)
is a home-brew tri-band half-wave wire fan dipole with 10 m / 15 m / 20 m elements. Each half of each dipole is connected to a RBA-11 LDG remote 200W current 1:1 balun and this is fed by RG8 (mini 8, 50 Ohm) coax from the Icom IC-7300 transceiver. The central parts of the dipole are on an aproximate NW 321° to SE 141° alignment (peak radiation on a SW - NE axis) ~36 ft (11 m) AGL and ~217 ft (66 m) ASL.

It is constructed with single core PVC insulated 24 AWG (Vero Electronics Code 50 2746D Red) and is shown in the suite of photographs below. In order to be able to see the antenna clearly, the path of the wires has been highlighted in yellow. (L1-4 and R1-4 = left and right arm, respectively with 1-4 indicating the sequence of photographs from the RBA-11 LDG remote 200 W current 1:1 balun to the dipole ends.). The uppermost wire is for 20 m, middle 10 m and bottom 15 m.