hello my radio friend' s my interest in radio began in 1983 on the 11 meter band . i took a break from radio in 1987 because of electrial interferance while on the 11 meter band. in november 2007 i renuied my interest in radio and joined the I.R.T.S as swl and got my licence in 2009 ,

my station consist's of icom 7200 , kenwood ts 480 hx, icom 910, philips 8020, yaesu 8900r, kenwood th-k4e. anteannas as follows dioples for160 20,30, 80,6 meters verticals for 40,15,20,1710,2,70cm,6,4, meters .crushcraft 5element beam for 2 meters , watson 7900, crushcraft 5 element beam for 70cm,watson 2000,delta loop for 12 meters, opti beam 12&17 meters also 4 meter beam, swr meters diamond sx400, sx200, mfj 864 meter.icom sm 50, kenwood mc60a mic's. scanner psr 295,palstar at 500, mfj anteanna brigde 204b,kent morse key,tait 2010 converted to 4 meters plus moblie anteanna for moblie use.I likebuilding radio kit'sdual peak /notch filter kit.home built portable vhfuhf station,kenwood th-k4e kenwood th-k2e + watson 7900with solar panel+aprs on aluimiun frame 19 inches by 9.5 inches and battery pack for mountain top operation.my other hobby's are shooting with local gun club and metal detection with a bounty hunter discovery 1200 detector looking for that pot of gold beneath the rainbow hi,hi.I am a cattle farmer in a agric region in cork county. 73's ei4kh