Born 1938
Trained by the British Army in Wireless Operating and other skills.
Served in Active Service in S.E.Asia and Middle East.
Built my first radio aged 10. A one valve (tube) battery driven RX, using components from a broken set.
Long time as SWL from age 9 to getting licence.
Army licence (1957)
UK Licence (1975)
Also 4X4** (1980) Israel
Absent from the hobby for a number of years.
QSL via QRZ.com.or eQSL.com.... All Direct QSLs will be answered
Member of the Royal Signals Amateur Radio Society
( RSARS. No. 1425 )
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Radio equipment :-
(Radio History is valuable that is why I save and use these old sets.)
CW with
1 x Kenwood - TS-830s
1 x Kenwood - TS530sp
Rebuilding Kenwood TS-520se.
+ Yaesu FC-902 ATU
Plus a home-made 2 x 813 Amplifier for CW only.
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Data modes
ICOM 718 + Signalink JT65. ....QRP
Antenna = OCFD.....30 feet coil one side, 70 feet horizontal the other.
fed with coax and common mode choke
Height at 8metres
Antenna is over the roof apex
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Extensive Ocean sailing (1978 - 2006) in my own yacht, "PATRIOT" a 6 berth Bermudan sloop. (Now sold!)
One time sailing journalist for Sailing Today magazine. Now retired:
Education Adviser to UK and various other Governments. (1980 - 2000)
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