Biography

Despite being interested/involved with radio for many years, I belatedly took the Foundation in 2016, Intermediate in 2017 and finally my Full UK licence in September 2019.

Mostly interested in operating older or home-brew equipment using modest power and manual keys; bugs and side-swipers. Sometime portable and the occasional SOTA summit.

SKCC #19609
BUG #232

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

1 - Trio TS-120V (c/w PS-20, VFO-120 & AT-130) + Hi-Mound BK-100 (bug) & HK-702 (straight key).

2 - Trio R-1000 general coverage communications receiver.

3 - Yaesu FT-897D (c/w FC-30) + Kent SP-1 (single-lever side-swiper), Vibroplex Original Deluxe #167335 (circa 1950) & McElroy (TACo) CP 810 Deluxe Speed Key (circa 1945).

4 - Portable: OzQRP DCT (40m), Kanga RockRose (40m) & Rooster (30m), QCX-mini (20m), Phillips FM1000 (4m), FT-290R (2m & 6m with transverter), FT-790R (70cm).

5 - Tec-Tec T-Kit (3-off): 1380 (80m), 1340 (40m) & 1320 (20m).