Biography
Who Am I?
I'm the son of G3RKP(sk). I got my first callsign in 2009 as KC2VWR, then M6UBS and currently 2E0LUN, (I'm currently working on my full UK License,then I'll work on my US General & Extra). I'm reading Planetary Science at The Open University in Milton Keynes and yes I'm an advocate of going to Mars but by first colonising the Moon. I am an active amatuer astronomer who prefers Imaging to Visual Observing, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the lead host on the CometWatch and Irish Astro Geeks vodcast. Oh yes i also love making model spacecraft... I prefer real hats to baseball caps too, and can be often be seen wearing either a Fedora or a Panama.....
SkyWarn US ID# N6-001-575. SkyWarn UK ID# BE01.
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My interests
Astronomy (Comets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn & our Moon),Sea Fishing, Cooking, Fellwalking, Gardening, Homebrew Beer and Wine, Meteorolgy Working the ROK, Japan, Thailand, The Caribbean, Philippines and British Commonwealth Countries and the ISS and I'm a Astronomy.fm SkyGuide
My Amateur Radio Station forms part of my Astronomical Observatory named after my grandfather Albert George Childs
Observatory Equipment :
16" Explore Scientific Ultra Light Dob
C10-NGT 10" GOTO Reflector
Sky-Watcher Startravel-102T OTA Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher SKYMAX-102 (EQ2) Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi WiFi Go-To Alt-Azimuth Mount
Zhumell 20x80 Binoculars with tripod
Orion StarShoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV
ZWOASI 120MC-S
Canon 60D DSLR
Canon 4000D DSLR
I am a member of the RSGB, Bedford and District Amateur Radio Club, The British Astronomical Association,The ARRL, Radio Society of Thailand, Worked All Britain, British Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (membership # 393) and The UK Six Meter Group (as M6UBS)
On Twitter as @Nick2E0LUN and @ 2E0LUN_WX
WAB Square TL04 ( as determined by the WAB net of 2013/05/10)
Areas of Interest: APRS, BARLS, EME, InterG and DX, Aurora/Meteor Scatter, Working Airfields / Hills / Humps / Islands / Lighthouses&Lightships / Museums / Mills / Observatories(now there is an idea, Astronomical Observatories On The Air!) /Railways/ Summits / Wainwrights / Zoos on the Air, VHF & UHF, 6 Meters and building my own Ham Radio kit.
I am a supporter of the DX Code of Conduct:
I will listen, and listen, and then listen again before calling.
I will only call if I can copy the DX station properly.
I will not trust the DX cluster and will be sure of the DX station's call sign before calling.
I will not interfere with the DX station nor anyone calling and will never tune up on the DX frequency or in the QSX slot.
I will wait for the DX station to end a contact before I call.
I will always send my full call sign.
I will call and then listen for a reasonable interval. I will not call continuously.
I will not transmit when the DX operator calls another call sign, not mine.
I will not transmit when the DX operator queries a call sign not like mine.
I will not transmit when the DX station requests geographic areas other than mine.
When the DX operator calls me, I will not repeat my call sign unless I think he has copied it incorrectly.
I will be thankful if and when I do make a contact.
I will respect my fellow hams and conduct myself so as to earn their respect.
Notice of Variations held: MO6UBS (London Olympics
Other Callsigns Held : KC2VWR, M6UBS
Callsigns I would love to hold : From ROK, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, VP, either VE1,VA1 orVE3,VA3 and VK
Favorite Pages (In no particular order)
The British Astronomical Association http://britastro.org/baa/
Royal Astronomical Society https://ras.ac.uk
British Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society http://www.britishamateurradiolighthousesociety.co.uk/
Islands on the Air https://iota-world.org/
UK Six Meter Group http://www.uksmg.org/news.php
Solarham http://www.solarham.net/index.htm
RSGB http://rsgbbeta.org/portal/
한국아마추어무선연맹 (KARL) https://www.karl.or.kr/
日本アマチュア無線連盟 (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/English/
中華民國業餘無線電促進會 (CTARL) http://www.ctarl.org.tw/
สมาคมวิทยุสมัครเล่นแห่งประเทศไทย (RAST) https://www.rast.or.th/
Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) https://www.para.org.ph/
CLB Vô tuyến điện nghiệp dư (VARC) https://varc.qscope.org/
ARRL http://www.arrl.org/
Summits On The Air http://www.sota.org.uk/
"HuMPs" (Hundred Metre Prominence) http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/EWRegions/HuMPs.php
Wainwrights On The Air http://www.wota.org.uk/
Zoo's On The Air http://www.zota.org.uk/2013/02/22/zota-20
Museams On The Air http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/
LightHouses/LightShips On The Air http://illw.net/
Railways On The Air http://www.radioclubs.net/britishrailwaysars/events.php?events_id=3583
Worked All Britain http://www.worked-all-britain.co.uk/
Mills On The Air http://www.mills-on-the-air.net/
Hills On The Air http://www.hillsontheair.org.uk/ (currently offline)
Airfields On The Air http://www.rafars.org/content/RAFAOTA.html
Micro-Trak AIO http://www.byonics.com/mt-aio
Equipment
Equipment used QTH:
Sommerkamp FT-767DX with the Yaesu Musen FC-707 Antenna Tuner and the FVT-707 2m Transverter (looking for the FP-707 PSU & the FV-707 External VFO).
Icom IC-718 with a Homebrew Transmatch.
Antenna QTH: Sigma Euro-Com LW40 End-fed for 160m to 6m.
Equipment used /M: Yaesu 857D
Equipment used /P: Kenwood TH-D74
Antenna Mobile: Comet SB-15 Triband (6m/2m/70cm) & a ATA 120A (HF+50)
Weather Station used: Ecowitt Wireless Wi-Fi Weather Station - (WS2910)