Picture is Tiegan & Brynn our Welsh Springer Spaniel dogs. 1st Bruce sk
First licenced in July 1969. First couple of years spent with a homebrew 10 watt transmitter for 160 & 80m CW only before progressing to commercial equipment. Currently using FT-1000MP+Acom 1000amplifierinto a Mosley TA-53-M antenna for 20/17/15/12/10m with TA-30-KR conversion for 30m mounted on a 12m Tennamast. Keen interest in chasing DX on LF/HF bands and also contest operating.
Gained DXCC in 1979 and 5 band DXCC in 1984 now 9 bands 160 through 10m.
Countries confirmed, all-time/current, Mixed - 346/331, SSB- 229/222, CW- 342/331.
Band totals confirmed, all-time/current are160m - 134/130, 80m - 223/217, 40m - 256/249, 30m - 276/271, 20m - 305/294, 17m - 273/268, 15m - 272/265, 12m - 228/224, 10m - 236/230.
Other operations
1976 GI3YOR/P
1977 GM3YOR/P (Shetland Islands) IOTA EU-012
1978 GM3YOR/OY & GM3YOR/TF
1982 9L1SL Guest operator & GM3YOR/ZB2
1984 GM3YOR/VP2M & VP2MW contest operation
1986 GM3YOR/4S7
1987 OH0/GM3YOR & OF0MA Guest operator
1989 TA3/GM3YOR, GJ3YOR & GJ6UW contest operation
1990 GU6UW contest operation
1992 C56/GM3YOR
1993 SV5/GM3YOR (Kos- Kefalos) IOTA EU-001
1994 SV9/GM3YOR (Crete- Plakias) IOTA EU-015
1997 SV9/GM3YOR (Crete - Stalis) IOTA EU-015
1999 SV9/GM3YOR (Crete - Makrialos) IOTA EU-015
2000 SV8/GM3YOR (Zakinthos - Alikanes) IOTA EU-052
2004 SV5/GM3YOR (Kos - Mastahari) IOTA EU-001
2005 SV9/GM3YOR (Crete- Plakias) IOTA EU-015
2006 SV5/GM3YOR (Chalki) IOTA EU-001
2007 SV5/GM3YOR (Symi) IOTA EU-001 & GM3YOR/P (Islay, Inner Hebrides) IOTA EU-008
2009 EI/GM3YOR & GA3YOR
2010 SV8/GM3YOR (Kefalonia) IOTA EU-052
2011 SV9/GM3YOR (Crete - Almyrida) IOTA EU-015
73's Drew
