I have been interested in radio since the late 70's and spent several years as a keen SWL before passing the Radio Amateurs Exam in 1982 at the age of 16 . I still spend most of my time listening rather than talking ! Aside from Amateur Radio I'm also interested in utility and broadcast listening.

My Home QTH is near to the City of Southampton which is famous for its busy port / docks and very close to the New Forest National park. Due to antenna restrictions at my QTH I currently run in the stealth mode at Home. I also frequently work mobile / portable at several nearby locations in the Forest or by the sea front .

Queen Mary 2 - early morning arrival in Southampton

The current Station line up -

TX /Ham - Yaesu FT-950 + MD 100 Mic, Kenwood TS-570D + Shure SM58 Mic , Yaesu FT-857D , LDG Z11 Pro2 Tuner , Yaesu FT-7800 and Yaesu FT-60R

RX /SWL- Kenwood R-5000 , Icom IC-R70 , Yaesu FRG-8800 + VHF + Tuner ,Yaesu FRG7,Yaesu VR500, Icom IC-R5, Datong FL 3 Filter ,BHI NEIM 1031 DSP and BHI NES10-2 MK3 DSP

Antennas - Multi Band Delta loop 80m - 6m, Multi Band vertical 40m - 10m + Attic mounted Fan dipole for 20/15/10/6metres

various Homebrew verticals for VHF / UHF

Homebrew Mag Loops for RX

My other interests include Music - I play and record using Analogue Synthesisers , Drum machines , electric guitars and Bass . If I have any spare time left ! I also enjoy Digital photography .

If you can hear my 100W over the QRM - I look forward to working you on the bands in the near future.

Any reports from SWL's would be very welcome via eQSL many TNX

73 es Gud DX de Tony G6MUX