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Please check out my website above for the latest.
QTH is Jimboomba, Queensland.
Married to Jessica (Taiwanese born) and have 2 daughters, oldest aged 10 and
the youngest 4. I am 40 and an Australian CUSTOMS Officer based at Waterfront
Operations Brisbane. I was born in Dane End (nr Ware), Hertfordshire, England
and moved to Australia in 1973.
My amateur interests are DXing, Contesting and collecting QSL cards. Favourite
bands are the higher HF bands. I was first licenced in Feb 2004 (VK4HLP).
Transceivers: Yaesu FT-950, FT-920, VX-2R; and ICOM IC-706MKIIG
HF Antennas: 4 ele multi-band delta loop, SteppIR BigIR MKIII vertical with 80m
loading coil; Comet H-422 Rotary Dipole for 40-10; 41ft (Trailer Mounted) One
Man Tower & OzSpid RAK Rotator.
VHF/UHF Antennas: Diamond X200A vertical.
I only run 'barefoot', no amp. Logging software from N3FJP and N1MM. Array
Solutions Powermasters; Dunestar 600 Automatic Bandpass Filters; Heil ProSet
Plus Headsets and Heil Traveler Dual Side Headset, Top Ten DX Doubler and
Automatic Band Decoders.
For my contacts -- Pls QSL to the VK4 Bureau (preferred) or direct to the
address above. No cash or IRC's required, however, a self addressed envelope is
very much appreciated (for direct cards). The majority of my cards are sent via
GlobalQSL. They will be sent to your bureau unless I need your card for DXCC
urgently or you have asked me to send direct. I also eQSL but no LOTW (as yet).
ITU Zone: 55, Region: 3, CQ Zone: 30, Grid Square: QG62me.
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