Biography

Hello, and thank you for looking me up. Below is my story in Ham Radio.


in March 1990 I obtained my novice call VK3NIG and in December that same year I did my Full Call theory giving me the combined license (Novice CW speed with Full-Call theory) and getting the call VK3KSD. In 1998 I took a 8 year break from the hobby.

In 2006 I was active again and found many changes in the hobby but was mostly interested in the new digital mode D-STAR. Getting myself an Icom ID-1 I played with data modes on 1.2Ghz. D-STAR Voice & Data was a mode I come to really enjoy. In September 2008 I obtained the full call VK3GY. The ex-owner of this call Gary (Now VK3ZP) was our neighbour for many years when I was a teenager and Gary showed me his restored Collins gear and this rekindled my interest in ham radio. So now having Gary's old call of VK3GY has a sentimental memory for me.

Frequencies and Modes
- Digital modes- FT8 on 40m 20m
- DV (Digital Voice) - D-STAR and DMR
- 5 x Raspberry Pi-4 with PoE & RF Hats
1) REF023C
2) REF091C
3) 505 Briandmeister
4) 505 VKDMR
5) C4FM / D-STAR

FTM-100D on a HRI-200 for Wires-X using FT5D HT
Aus-Repeater Net [Node 24160] on WiresX



73 & Good DX’ing

Nigel - VK3GY

Equipment

Shack
Icom IC-7300
Icom IC-9700
Icom-ID-5100
Icom-ID-52 HT
Icom-ID-51
Yaesu-FT3D
Yaesu-FT5D
Yasu-FTM100D

Car
Icom ID-5100
Yaesu FTM-400DXR