Biography
HI I AM 56 BEEN ON RADIO SINCE 1976 FIRSTLY ON 11 METRES THEN AMATEUR RADIO SINCE 1984.OPERATED FROM SURREY AND DEVON IN UK AND OVERSEAS IN CANADA/FRANCE/GERMANY/CANADA AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SHETLAND ISLANDS.MY MAIN HOBBIES INCLUDE HIKING WALKING SPORTS AND OF COURSE RADIOTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAINLY PHONE.
HAVE BEEN MARRIED AND SEPERATED TWICE WITH 5 KIDS ONLY 2 I SEE QUIET REGULAR.MY XX LIVE IN CANADA AND UK RESPECTFULLY.AT PRESENT WORK AS A HCA FOR THE NHS IN PHYIATRIC CARE AND SUPPORT CRISIS TEAM SOUTH WEST BASED IN EXETER DEVON SOUTH WEST UK.RETIRING TO SOUTH DOWNS SURREY IN 2026/7.
INTO 40 METRE RAGCHEWWING NO CONTESTING BUT COUNTRY STATE HUNTING AT PRESENT ONLY NEED ALASKA IN USA AND NSW IN VK?
ON TOP END OF 40M MOST NIGHTS AND 5AM-7AM DAILY?
LOOKING TO WORK 5000 UK OPS BY 2022 OR BETTER,GIVE ME A CALL? ALL JAMMERS WILL BE IGNORED BUT NOTED FOR FURTHER ACTION IF NECESSARY, NO PROFOUND LANGUAGE WILL BE TOLERATED ON NETS AND ABUSE TO OTHERS WILL BE REPORTED?
AT PRESENT BUILDING A MAGNETIC LOOP FOR 40 METRES, JUST NEEDS TO BE COSMETICALY MADE TO LOOK BETTER AND ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO BE INSULATED, RESULTS LOOK PROMISING FOR DISTANCES UPWARDS OF 1750 MILES,WORKING INTO THE UK SUPERB AT POOR CONDITIONS. BEST CONTACT IS MELBORNE VK AT 12345KM WITH 9.8W OF SSB AT A HEIGHT OF 5 METRES?
Equipment
YASEAU FT950D with SLOPING DELTA LOOP AT 18 METRES AGL.ALSO NOW USING 125M SKY LOOP WITH SGC 230 AUTO TUNER WITH 2 REFLECTIVE ELEMENTS REMOTELY FROM FRIENDS HOUSE ON EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK DEVON.VERTICAL FORCE ZERO 14 METRES LONG AT 0.75M ABOVE THE GROUND.