Biography

Hello, my name is Ian Shepherd

I’m located in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,which is in the central United Kingdom

I am a former serviceman with the British Army (Royal Corps of Transport). I am a member of the Royal Signals Amateur Radio Society, my number is 4362.

I have had an interest in radio's since the early 80's, sharing the hobby with my father. When Citizens Band Radio was popular worldwide. The CB was a great learning tool in communications and HF propagation.Solar Cycle 21 helped give me an addiction to chasing Dx. The thrill of chasing Dx is still as strong today with Solar Cycle 25. It was much later on in life before I finally studied for an Amateur radio licence,

I admit to dropping out of the hobby for a while, but am now back and have recently passed the UK amateur license and have become a member of the RSGB.

I am a member of MADARS, the Moorlands & District Amateur Radio Society.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

My home working conditions are

Yaesu FTDX 101MP with a Yaesu M-100 desk microphone

Yaesu FTDX 10 with a Yaesu M-100 desk microphone

Yeasu 991a,with a Yaesu M-100 desk microphone

Yaesu FT847 Earth Station and a Yaesu md-200 desk microphone

Yeasu FT 450D

Yaesu ftm 400xdr/de for mobile use.

Yeasu Ft 891 HF/60M, with an Atas -120A Antenna for mobile use.

A president grant radio for 10m 11m 12m bands

I also have a Antyone AT-D878UV Plus, for digital (DMR) radio worked with a Pi Star hot spot.

My antennas

ULTRAFLEX 10 - Messi & Paoloni Coax Cable, on all Antennas

"UK Antennas" multi band end fed antenna

HW-40HP, Multi-band Off Centre Fed Antenna 40 - 6m

DIAMOND Vertical Antenna CP5HS2 (40m/20m/15m/10m/6m)

Diamond X-510N VHF/UHF Vertical

Diamond A144S10R2 2M 10 ELE BEAM 11.6DB GAIN

Superyagi dipole for the 6m 50mhz band

Siro 5/8 wave gain master.

SOLARCON ANTRON 99

yaesu Atas -120A Antenna for mobile use.

This is my main antenna for HF,made by UK antenna's
Full half wave on 80m band. Resonant on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m,12m and 10m bands (30m with atu).
Full half wave on 80m band.