Biography

Original Callsign G8DAY first used around 1968, in Worcester, UK. Inactive between 1984 and June 2024 due to move to Germany, work requiring travel all over the world, and bringing up 4 children.

I reactivated G8DAY and was issued DK8DAY in 2024 after retirement.

Alternative location periodically in JO56HE Denmark, near the tourist town of Ebeltoft, at my 2nd home / summer house, beginning as OZ/DK8DAY and now licensed as OZ8DAY from March 2025. This site is close to saltwater, but at sea level. Here I am surrounded by tall trees and have lots of space for antenna experiments. Being within the Molls Bjerge national park there is almost no local electrical noise.

Some links about my region in Denmark:-

https://www.ebeltoft.dk/en/

https://eng.nationalparkmolsbjerge.dk/about-the-mols-bjerge-national-park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMS_Jylland

I am active mostly on HF with the digi-modes and SSB, checking 6M for openings most days.

I am now catching-up on 40 years off-the-air

Equipment

For HF Yaesu FT710.
For 2M - a 45 year old Kenwood Trio TR-7010 still in fine working order.

VHF / UHF Handheld
23cm RX with SDR.

Antennas:
Denmark (6M a.s.l.):

All bands 10M through 40M, vertical random wire wound on a 10M pole at ground level. Home made high power 9:1 UNUN.
17M & 20M 1/4 wave trap vertical on 5Mtr. long fiber-glass fishing pole at 6.5Mtr. above ground. Sloping radials.
10M & 12M Horizontal dipole 6Mtr. above ground.
6M T2LT type 1/2 wave vertical at 6Mtr. above ground.
6 Ele. 2M Yagi 6Mtr. above ground.
5 Ele.70Cm Yagi.