Biography

First licensed in 1970 at age 16, I am one one of the youngest 'active' UK hams to hold an original 'G3' call sign. These pages include information on my lifetime in this hobby and my retirement passion for restoring valve ham radio equipment (or tubes if you prefer). I have built up a collection of Drake (USA) and the lesser known (outside of the UK) KW Electronics equipment

I started collecting and restoring vintage ham radio equipment in 2002, when it bacame obvious that the equipment may become scarce in the future. My tube equipment collection started with a Drake R4B quickly followed by a Drake T4XB. The Drake collection slowly grew as my enthusiasm to buy waxed and waned. My next target was a UK company close to my heart 'KW Electronics' This collection grew quickly over a few months - and I have been very lucky to pick up some very good examples. A few bits of older Heathkit and Yaesu gear have also been through the workshop !
Look through these pages to see more of the collection and some of the trials and tribulations of keeping this old kit on the air in the 21st century.  I also build QRP tube and solid state radios, audio amplifiers, music synthesisers, run my own music studio and play the guitar (a lot!)
Find me on Facebook as ' Steve Shorey' or 'G3ZPS', I have 2 separate pages

Equipment

Wide range of restored vintage ham radio equipment

KW (UK Company)

Drake 'B line' 'C Line'

Yaesu FT902, FT101 (x3), FTdx100

Heathkit HW and SB lines

Active on all HF bands