Welcome to my page & Greetings from

 New Zealand 

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Member of: NZART & ARRL

Current Station:

Kenwood TS-870S, Yaesu FT-847, Kenwood TM-V71A, Kenwood 711a, Icom IC-260a, Yaesu VX5R

Acom 1500 HF/6mtr amp, Ameritron AL-811HD HF amp, 100 watt 2 mtr amp.

Kenwood R1000 Receiver, Diawa CNW-518 tuner, MJF 269b antenna analyzer.

Classic Radios:

Yaesu FTDX-401, Yaesu FT-200,

Heathkit DX-60A AM/CW Transmitter & HG-10 VFO

Current Antenna's:

HF: 5el Create 318B tri-band yagi, 80/40mtr wire inverted V.

VHF: 7el 2mtr yagi, 12el 70cm yagi, Diamond X300 2mtr/70cm vertical

2mtr antenna up-grade, work in progress:

4 x 7 el 144Mhz array with a computer controled Az/El rotator system.

ZL1HD & partner (Kaye) heading out for a fish & a dive

This is the antenna sitting on the front lawn just before it went on the tower.

A Create 318B, 5el, tri-bander with a 6.4mtr boom.

Ham Radio interest pic:

(Note tower base being used to dry dive gear!)

Our tea, freshly self-caught & prepared crayfish, ready to be

eaten & washed down with a bottle of fine NZ Central Otago Pinot.

Tauranga NZ, what a great place!

Another of my interests. My Baby

I luv my XYL also!!

Watch this space, more to come!!