The equipment here is a:

ICOM 746-PRO for HF and VHF

YAESU FT60 hand held for VHF & UHF

Kenwood TS-430S for backup HF

an Alpha-Delta 67 feet dipole for 20-40-80 meters

a J-pole for 2 meters

a Hallicrafters S-40B for short-wave reception

a Fujitsu laptop connected to a KPC3 TNC and a TAD M8 VHF for packet radio

I am a retiring ophthalmologist, just obtained my licence in 2007, a dream come true, although I reconnected with radio thanks to my friends at the Oak Bay Emergency Program, here in Victoria, BC.

At times I am one of the drivers of the MERV (Municipal Emergency Response Vehicle) with the licence plate VA7OEP which can be viewed clicking the call sign.