Biography

Despite being interested/involved with radio for many years, I belatedly took the Foundation in 2016, Intermediate in 2017 and finally my Full UK licence in September 2019.

Mostly interested in operating older or home-brew equipment using modest power and manual keys; bugs and side-swipers. Sometime portable and the occasional SOTA summit.

SKCC #19609
BUG #232

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

HF:

* Trio TS-120V (c/w PS-20, VFO-120 & AT-130).

* Trio R-1000 general coverage communications receiver.

* OzQRP DCT (40m), Kanga RockRose (40m) & Rooster (30m), QCX-mini (20m).

* Tec-Tec T-Kit (3-off): 1380 (80m), 1340 (40m) & 1320 (20m).

VHF/UHF:

* Phillips FM1000 (4m), FT-290R (2m & 6m with transverter), FT-790R (70cm).

Keys:

* McElroy (TACo) CP 810 Deluxe Speed Key (circa 1945)
* Hi Mound BK-100 (coffin bug)
* Kent SP-1 (single-lever (side-swiper))
* Chelegance JNCRadio K-1 (twin-lever (side-swiper))
* HK-702 (straight key)