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
http://www.g3asr.co.uk

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

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

RSGB
https://rsgb.org

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Radios
RCA AR88LF (ca 1944) receiver for SWL work only.
Icom IC-7300, limited to a maximum of 50 W.

Antenna
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 antenna is located in the loft approx 11 m above the ground (~66 m ASL).