Operates mainly on 6m and 80m but also maritime mobile on all bands. Born in New Zealand, has also lived in Western Australia, and Iceland. Current Equipment: Home: Icom IC756 P3. Acom 1000;On 80m antenna is 1/4 wave vertical.When MM5AHO/mm use 100W from an FT857 to tuner and backstay antennaof a 10m yacht. Often found sailing the west coast of Scotland.

Lighthouses:

The past few years I have sailed to isolated rock mounted lighthouses and activated them for ILLW.

Approaching Skerryvore Lighthouse for ILLW 2011.

On Yacht "Contender" anchored next to a lighthouse.

Canna Lighthouse. We stopped here a night before Hyskeir Light for Lighthouse weekend 2009.

Lismore Lighthouse. Have operated from here during lighthouse weekend 2009, 2010

Rubha Nan Gall Lighthouse.

Ardtornish Lighthouse. In the sound of Mull, this carries a brass plaque and admiralty number, qualifying as a lighthouse.

Activated this 2010, 2011.

Operating from home station.