Born in 1959 and keen on amateur radio since school.

First Licensed in 2002  as M3AYR. Gained 2E0PUB in 2004, Finally acheived M0VAF in 2015. Radio activities fluctuate between work and other commitments however, I try and remain active in a listening capacity. My Yaesu DTM100 is fully used in the car and the 817 in hotel rooms all over the UK . Have a large interest in receiving air band both civil and military.

Just discovering Fusion

Currently getting into SOTA. For this I use an FT-817, as well as a 10m Fishing pole vertical. Looking to activate more summits as the weather gets better. Can also be heard using this setup from other sites/hills which are not part of the SOTA program.

Current Equipment in Use.

Icom 7000, 7600, Yaesu 817ND Yaesu 1D, FTM100, FTM400 & FTM991

AT Pro & Palstar AF-500

80/40M trapped dipole  @ 30FT

Dual Band Colinear @ 30FT

2m Dipole Horizontal @ 30FT

EFOCD (End fed off center dipole home brew made at the Ripon club) brilliant antenna 80 thru 10