Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire,in the UK, where my family farmed. I moved to Canada, at the age of 17, to Fort St John, mile 47 on the Alaska highway, then to Winnipeg. I also lived for a while in the USA, Chicago,and New York. I first came to Sweden in 1970, where I passed my "A"cert, as SM7JKD,and also hold G4HUT.

I have an engineering background,and have worked most of my life in export sales and marketing, eight years globaly with Analytical Instruments for research. I also owned and ran a printing and promotional business a few years. I have recently taken employment in engineering... industrial service.

Other interests are: Gardening, together with my wife Gunn.  We are also interested in collecting a little wine, and enjoy drinking it too!

I was active in motorsport for many years, circuit, (single seaters) ,sprinting and hillclimbing, ( Historic GT, and sports cars) ,  in Scandinavia and England.

Some cars: Mallock U2, (factory prototype, used by Mr A Mallock himself), Austin Healey 100M, (chassi up restoration by myself), MG Midget, (chassi up restoration by myself), Reynard FF2000,(modified for me, by Mr Roy Lane), Honda CRX V'tec ( modified at/by Janspeed) , and the last 8 years,a modified Porsche 911. I retired from motorsport in England 1997.

A keen DXer on 80 mtrs 3.770 to 3.800 mhz, from Nov to March. I use two free standing 1/4 wave verticals of my own design. Phasing system according to the "Christman method" for 1/8th wave spacing. 75 ground radials,1/4 wave long, under each vertical ,and 50 sq mtrs of 4mm galv steel netting on top of the radials. I also use my beverage antenna  for rx. For local qso's, I use a half wave ref dipole at 18 mtrs.

 In the summer, I am not too active. If so, qrv on 20 mtrs ssb only. I use a HY-GAIN 204 BA, 4 el monoband yagi, up 18 mtrs.

 My station comprises:  Yaesu FT 950, MTU 80/40 µ tuner, Rode NT3 studio mike, Behringer VX 2000, SM7YES  RF Clipper, Challenger 3 Linear (GS35 Triode),  an LP100A, DX Engineering: DXE-RTR-1 receive antenna interface, and DXE-RPA-1 receiver preamplifier,both for my beverage antenna.

A recent project :  a single 145 mtr long beverage  antenna.The feed point is  roughly 300 mtrs from my shack .It  points NW, about 300 deg. This was completed in the late summer 2008.

Latest ongoing project : 3'rd full size 1/4 wave vertical with 75 ground radials, free standing, making a triange with existing two verticals. Giving in addition, 45  and 225 deg , ... Japan, and South America.

I live with my wife Gunn, and our dog called "Bosse",  in the countryside in SW Sweden, 13 Km SE of Landskrona. Copenhagen in Denmark lies to the South West,on the opposite coast

Enjoy the hobby..I do, best wishes...David