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.

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.

In 2012 we attempted Dubh Artach Lighthouse, but wave height prohibited this, so second choice was Ruvaal Light on island of Islay.

Above: Operating from alongside Ruvaal Lighthouse, UK168

Above: closer view of Ruvaal

Overnighted at Colonsay Island tied alongside other boats in the tiny harbour. No room to anchor. Contender is the boat to right.

above: Off St Kilda the week before Lighthouse weekend. St Kilda is in the Atlantic west of Scotland.

above@ on way back from St Kilda, in Sound of Barra - dolphins playing alongside us.

Now, where is home?

Contesting is another interest. Here's CPSARC entry to IOTA 2012 as GM2T (see that here on QRZ too)

And here's same contest group as MM0CPS/P at VHF Field Day

Operating from home station.