view to west. i have views like this in all directions ,apart from the south.
view to north
THE VILLA
KLM KT34XA AT 10METRES(30 FEET)
HI THANKS FOR LOOKING ME UP. I'VE BEEN HOOKED ON RADIO NOW FOR OVER 30 YEARS AFTER A FRIEND OF MINE LOANED ME AN OLD A.M. RIG WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I WAS CAUGHT UP CHASING DX, I NEVER REALISED AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE THAT I WAS IN A FABULOUS LOCATION AND FOUND IT VERY EASY TO WORK MOST OF THE GLOBE. AFTER YEARS OF WORKING 27 MHZ I DECIDED IT WAS TIME GET MY "A" LICENSE.I STARTED STUDYING IN MID 1990 AND GOT MY FULL CALL BY FEBRUARY 1991.ENJOYED HF (ONLY 20 M THROUGH TO 10M) FOR A FEW YEARS THEN FELL AWAY FROM THE HOBBY UNTIL WE (MY WIFE AND OUR 2 SONS) MOVED TO SPAIN IN 2000.WE BOUGHT A VILLA ON TOP OF A SMALL HILL WITH THE GROUND SLOPING AWAY IN ALMOST EVERY DIRECTION (APART FROM SOUTH) , AGAIN ANOTHER LOVELY QTH. NICE PLACE FOR RADIO , I DONT SUFFER ANY QRN ,NO ELECTRICAL NOISE FROM POWERLINES ,VERY QUIET,THE S METER FALLS TO ZERO WHEN NO ADJACENT QRM. WE MOVED BACK TO SCOTLAND IN 2005 ,BUT NOT ACTIVE FROM THERE,I GET BACK TO EA5 EVERY 4 WEEKS AND I'M VERY ACTIVE WHEN HERE. TX/RX:YAESU FT902DM , KENWOOD TS930S BOTH WITH KENWOOD MC60A MICROPHONES. AMPLIFIERS: OM2500HF KW1000 ANTENNA : KLM KT34XA AT 10 METRES I NOW HAVE A 20METRE VERSATOWER (WIND UP/ TILT OVER) WHICH I HOPE WILL BE UP BY THE END OF MARCH 2011. I WILL START RENOVATING THE PROPERTY IN VALENCIA SOON AND HOPE TO BE THERE ON A MORE SEMI PERMANENT BASIS UNTIL A FULL TIME MOVE . I WILL ADD PHOTOS OF THE NEW TOWER AND ANTENNA , WITH VIEWS FROM THE BOOM OF ANTENNA WHEN IINSTALLED. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING YOU SOMEDAY ,IF WE'RE NOT ALREADY IN QSO WHILE READING THIS. 73s REGARDS PAUL
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