I became interested in Amateur Radio in the early 80's and did my apprenticeship as a SWL, experimenting with different antennas and assisting my father, G6LZM, operate on VHF. I eventually got my callsign of G7LQC and immediately started practising for my morse with friends in my native Norfolk (..thanks Alan, G0TAM!). I am still very active on CW on all bands from 80-10 but only have limited antennas at my new QTH in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. Enjoy all forms of radio communications, in particular VHF/UHF propagation modes but have yet to put up anything other than a vertical colinear for 2/70cm. The main HF antenna is now a GM0ONX design Long Wire fed against a counterpoise system made up from chicken wire! This is coupled by a CG3000 which I'm really impressed with so far.. beats dipoles, verticals and doublets by a long way.. Station consists of Icom HF/VHF/UHF Transceivers, an FT857D with LDG Z11PRO Tuner for semi portable (!!) and a Flex5000a SDR for HF/6m. Plantronics Starset mic for when I'm wired up for an evening of radio!!

**5Mhz NoV using the FT857D**

Echolink Node 401544 G0TMX-L on 434.475Mhz (110.9hz CTCSS) in Bury St Edmunds area on an 'ad hoc' basis until unattended operation is authorised. This is hosted by a Dell P3 PC and a Kenwood TM-D710 Dual Band Tx at 5w to a colinear in the loft space... G0TMX (without Link) is at Node 339024.

FIST's Member No. 1862, CC 1645, WAB TL86 - Book No. 17273 (IP32), Loc JO02IF.

DXLab Suite of Software for logging and digital modes. N1MM for (casual) contesting.

I am also keen on Flight Simulator FS2004 (Virtual Pilot!).

"Ich trinke viel Bier, obwohl es nicht gesund ist!!" Hi!