Biography

Hello all



Thanks for taking the time to look me up on qrz.com.

I have been an active 2E0 operator since oct 2008.For those who dont know, but a 2E0 call sign is a intermediate licence holder which is limited to 50 watts power.

My radio hobby started many years back on cb radio and scanners. It has taken me a while to get my station up and running due to costs, but so far so good.

I work for the united states air force, as a communication technician, British civilian. where im involved with Motorola radios and work on roip systems.

Im also a member of my local radio club, where im a member of the clubs contest group. please check the link out:

http://www.norfolkamateurradio.org/index.php

Im interested in contesting, i take part in the RSGB 80m club contest working all modes SSB, Data and CW, where my club has come 1st in 2012. I do this either from home or sometimes i work portable.

I also take part in the RSGB SSB Field day, as an operator for my club.

I have also taken part in the uksmg 6m E's contest.

I have also taken part in the SSB CQWW contest using the call sign G4ANT, as part of the East Anglian Contest Club .

Equipment

My working conditions so far are:

I have just recently moved qth, so i have had a change around on the antenna front, im now in a location where i can manage to get dipoles out in my plot

Base station

Icom ic756 pro1, using 50watts, Mircophone is a heil proset 6 or icom sm-20 desk mic,

Microham digikeyer 2, which enables computer control, im either using Ham radio deluxe, N1mm contest logging software or logger 32



Antennas are either a

80m/40m trapped dipole, 100 feet long at 20 feet high.

20m/15m/10m fan dipole at 20 feet hight (managed to work 7O6T, on 20m and 15m SSB using it

Verticle antenna, covers 80m thru to 10m, 4.1 balun, ground mounted, with radial system.

DUAL BEAM PRO antenna, for 10 thru to 40m with external tuner which is rotatable ,antenna is mounted at about 25 feet with a rotator, so far im quite impressed with the performance of it, my best dx with the DUAL BEAM PRO is Japan and Venezuela, only had it installed since the 8th MAY 2011.

In the process of making up various dipoles for other bands.





Kenwood TMD 700, 2M & 70cms using a diamound x300 dual band verticle. My radio is setup for APRS at home, and i can be found on http://aprs.fi/?lat=52.4697&lng=0.6075&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600.



Mobile station

Kenwood TS-480HX, i love the radio, so easy to use, , im running a High sierra sidekick antenna which covers 6m thru to 160m with the 9 foot whip, other antennas i use are 20m proam mono bander and 40m proam mono bander. All equipment is mounted to a Land rover Defender.