Biography

Transceiver:

Icom 7300

Antenna: 6m long vertical ground mounted antenna.

I am very limited at my QTH on the size and type of antennas I can use. A big thank you therefore to the efforts of those patient amateurs who work hard and struggle to pull my weak signal out from the noise.

I`m enjoying operating FT8 and FT4 with Icom 7300, typical power 50 watts or less.

I was a SWL in my teenage years then due to business and family life I didn`t have have the time to pursue the hobby. I studied the radio exams when I had more time in later life.

Foundation licence, May 2014 - December 2014 : M6ENA power 10 watts only

Intermediate licence, December 2014 - June 2015 : 2E0DHM power 50 watts only

Advanced licence, June 2015 - M0HWO

To celebrate HM Queen Platinum Jubilee I operated using the callsign M0HWO/70 during June 2022, meeting my personal target to achieve 700 contacts - 10 contacts for every year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 reign. Thank you for the contacts and I hope that my contact has helped those amateurs who wanted the RSGB Queen Jubilee Award.

During the period 1/05/2023 - 30/06/2023 I used the callsign MR0HWO to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. I operated FT8 and FT4. My personal target was to reach 2023 contacts to recognise the year of the Coronation and I am pleased to say that the target was achieved on 21/06/2023. Thank you to all who contacted me to help me achieve my goal and I hope that I have helped you to obtain the RSGB Coronation certificate if that is what you were hoping to achieve.

At the moment I`m trying to read morse code, which is a challenge at my age. I`ve decided to attempt to learn to read cw at 20wpm rather than start at a lower speed - it`s not quite as undecipherable as it was!!!! Much, much more practice is needed! I think it is going to be a very long time, even if I am able to read cw comfortably, before I have the courage to even think about trying an "on air" cw QSO. I might just be content to listen to the experts, if they aren`t sending too fast smiley. Temporary callsign to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

My target was to achieve 700 contacts which would represent 10 contacts for every year of Her Majesty`s reign. Thank you to the 700 contacts which helped me to achieve the target.

73 to all!

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