Biography

Licenced in 1998 as M1DKN and then in 2000 as M0CVO after passing my 12wpm cw test. I work all bands from 80m - 23cm using mainly CW but also some data modes and, very occasionally phone.

Member of a few clubs other than the RSGB:

International Fox Tango Club

Digital Modes Club(DMC) # 03621

European Phase Shift Keying Club (EPC)#13648

Hellenic Phase Shift Keying Club #355

G-QRP Club

I am also the director and owner of a company that designs and manufactures antennas for the HF bands. The company is M0CVO Antennas and can be found at:

http://www.m0cvoantennas.com

73 DE M0CVO

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Transceivers in use are:

HF: FT-DX1200 with CT-599 paddles, MD-200 mic and RM KL405 amp into an HW-42HP OCFD for 40m to 6m at 8m AGL.
HF: IC-746 with MFJ-564 paddles, SM-30 mic and ACOM 1010 amp.

VHF/UHF: IC-746 into 8 ele long boom Yagi for 2m. IC-821H for 2m/70cm, FT-817 (6m/2m/70cm) plus SG-Labs transverter for 23cm, Alinco DJ-G7 3 band handy for 2m, 70cm and 23cm.

Antennae:

HF: M0CVO HW-42HP Off Centre Fed Dipole at 8m AGL, (154mASL)

8 Ele Dual Yagi for 144MHz @8m AGL

6 Ele Home Brew Yagi for 70cm @ 8m AGL

13 Ele Dual Antennas Yagi for 1296MHz @8m AGL

VHF/UHF X510N Dual band collinear for 2m and 70cm at 10m AGL