HI THERE FROM GLORIOUS DEVON ,BETWEEN THE SEASIDE TOWN OF SIDMOUTH AND THE MAD TAR BARREL ROLLING TOWN OF OTTERY ST MARY SEE LINK.

http://www.otterytarbarrels.co.uk

MY NAME IS DAVE , I AM A FOUNDATION LICENSEE HOLDER HERE IN THE UK ,BUT MY INTEREST IN RADIO HAS BEEN ABOUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME . IT ALL STARTED WAY BACK IN THE LATE 70`S WHEN I LIVED NEAR CLEVELAND OHIO ,USA WHEN I WAS INTRODUCED TO CB, I HAVE STAYED WITH THAT TO THIS DAY AND I AM STILL ACTIVE THERE, BUT ALSO UNTIL YEAR ,2010, I HELD A UK PBR LICENSE FOR PVT COMMUNICATIONS FOR 10 YEARS,I AM ALSO A UK RALLY MARSHAL SO MY COMM SKILLS WERE USED BY MY LOCAL MOTORSPORT CLUB AS COMMS CONTROL.

I AM SEMI RETIRED NOW DUE TO ILL HEALTH, BUT STILL RUN A SMALL FARM , AFTER BEING A TRUCK DRIVER FOR NEARLY 30 YRS , AND STILL NO GOLD MEDAL, HIHI,.

YOU CAN FIND ME ON ANY HF BAND AND ON VHF AND UHF. I ALSO CAN BE FOUND SOMETIMES WORKING WAB,AND ON TUESDAY NIGHTS USING THE CLUB CALL SIGN G0AXC AND ON OPEN DAYS OR NIGHTS AT THE NORMAN LOCKYEROBSERVATORY USING GB2NLO,, ALSO I DO HAVE DATA MODES HERE PATICUALY ROS, BPSK31 AND SSTV ALONG WITH ECHOLINK AND APRS AS WELL AS MONITORING CB, NOT JUST AT HOME BUT ALSO MOBILE, I AM A MEMEBR OF THE RSGB AS WELL.

AND FINALLY MY HEART FELT THANKS MUST GO TO MY UNCLE AND HIS FAMILY,A SILENT KEY, GW4KVJ WHO WAS THE FINAL PERSUADER FOR ME TO ACTUALLY BECOME A HAM OPERATOR AFTER HE PASSED AWAY HE LEFT HIS REMAINING SHACK EQUIPMENT TO ME. AND AS A FINAL REQUEST BY THE FAMILY WAS TO SEE IF I COULD TAKE ALL OR PART OF HIS CALLSIGN. THANKYOU UNCLE JOHN GW4KVJ ,USUALLY MORSE QRP STATION

HERE AT THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE NORMAN LOCKYER OBSERVATORY ,TAKING A BREAK FROM OPERATING GB2NLO

SPECIAL EVENT CALL SIGNS

THE LETTER Q IS FOR THE QUEENS DIAMOND JUBILEE FOR HER ACCESSION

THE LETTER O IS FOR THE 2012 OLYMPICS IN THE UK

FROM 00.00HRS BST05/02/2012 TO 23.59HRS BST 10/06/2012 MQ6KVJ WILL BE IN USE

QSL CARDS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE BY BUREAU OR AS AN ATTACHMENT SENT FROM M6KVJ1@GMAIL.COM

FROM 00.00HRS BST 21/07/2012 TO 23.59HRS BST09/09/2012 MO6KVJ WILL BE IN USE

QSL CARDS WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE BY BUREAU OR AS AN ATTACHMENT SENT FROM M6KVJ1@GMAIL.COM

FINALY PLEASE LOOK AT THE CLUB I BELONG TO www.gb2nlo.org

AND ON HERE FOR G0AXC

NOW eQSL MANAGER FOR G0AXC AND GB2NLO

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WWW.EASYSAT.CO/ THE OWNER IS A MEMBER OF THE SAME RADIO CLUB

IF YOUR IN BUISNESS UN THE UK THIS MIGHT BE A HELPFUL WEBSITE AND ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR CLUB www.tillsandrolls.com

I AM CONTACTABLE VIA EMAIL AT M6KVJ1@GMAIL.COM

THANKS DAVE M6KVJ

it looks better now i`m not there

as you can see

an icom 746 with a hi mound hk 707 morse key and a sm 20 deck mike,the radio is connected to the aea pakratt 232mbx tnc running on hrd i am using 2 antenna`s here a random long wire and a full sized g5rv north/south opposed 40ft in the air

an icom 718with a mfj969 tuner with a m0acq tnc sound card adapter running hrd /dm780/ mrp 4o, chromopics,bpsk31 and ros mode on an advent laptop using a 10.3 vertical home brew whip 6" of the ground.

a phillips fm1000 pa4den converted for 4m.

a kenwwod tm v71e dual band 2m/70cm that is using a colinear for over the air comms.

erm yes that is a cb,hiding behind my chair, colt excaliber on a 5/8 wave and a ham international desk mike.

and there is a handy a wouxun , a superb cheap handy.

the start of an antenna farm.

g5rv of top of house.

a long wire in the top of the picture.

2m/70cm coliner on top of house.

10.3m vertical,the black one.

and 5/8 wave cb vertical.

and a test 4m vertical there to.

the left hand tractor has a tait 2000 ex pmr programed for 2m and a cb the other has a yaesu ft1803 plus a cb

PROJECTS FOR THE COMING YEAR 2012 PRESENTLY REBUILDING A CUSHCRAFT MA5B AND MOUNT ON MY 60FT TOWER, A CAROLINA WINDOM 160SPECIAL MOUNTED 55FT IN THE AIR SORT OF SW TO NE OPPOSSED , AND GET MY HOME BREW 9 BAND INVERTED V UP .

73`S TO ONE AND ALL HOPE TO HEAR YOU OUT THERE FROM M6KVJ DAVE.