Biography

Hello & thankyou for visiting my page.

I am 59 years old & I have been a licensed Radio Amateur since 1989.

I am a retired truck driver due to being diagnosed with a terminal illness called "motor neurone disease" (MND)in July 2018, but im not letting it get me down. I am doing things to keep myself busy, like holidays, Amateur radio & spending more time with my family. I was also a biker from being 11 years old, so that has been a massive part of my life, but unfortunately I can't ride my lovely Suzuki VZR1800R any more & it is now up for sale. It also means that I now have to rely on friends to put together & install my antenna's as I have very little strength in my arms & hands.

In October 2018 I decided to resurrect my radio hobby (after a 20 - 25 year break) to help me pass the time. Im determined to work as many countries as possible whilst I can, so if you hear me on any band please give me a call.

My station radio is a Yaesu FT-991 putting out upto 100w & my antenna's are........

1. HyEndFed wire antenna which covers 80m to 10m.

2. G4YKB end fed wire which covers 160m to 4m.

3. G4YKB vertically polorised Delta Loop for 40m to 4m.

4. Dual band X300 vertical for 2mtrs and 70cms

Im located in Burnley, approx 25 miles north from the city of Manchester UK.

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