Biography

HAVE BEEN A HAM FROM 1960 STARTED WITH A DX 40 HOME BREW AND A HALLICRAFTER SX 32 RECEIVER.

CALLS HELD VP2LB, J6LB, J69LB AND J69B. OPERATED 6Y5/J6LB W4/J69LB FM/J69LB.

PRESIDENT OF THE ST. LUCIA RADIO SOCIETY 1987- 1990/ 1997-2000
CHAIRMAN OF THE ANTILLES EMERGENCY AND WEATHER NET WORK 1987- 1999/ 1997-2002 (AND NAME CHANGED TO THE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY AND WEATHER NET.)

MEMBER OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY AND WEATHER NET 2002 - 2004.
MAMANGER OF CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY AND WEATHER NET WORK 2006-2008

EMERGENCY CORDINATOR MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY AND WEATHER NET WORK 2009 -2010

MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY AND WEATHER NET AND ASSISTED IN A NUMBER OF DISASTER EMERGENCY, MARINE RESCUE AND HURRICANRE RELIEF OPERATIONS OVER THE YEARS.

MEMBER OF THE HB9HFL EURO NET ON 3.753 MHz

POST HURRICANE TOMAS OF 2010 ANTENNAS SALVAGED FROM DAMAGE COMMERCIAL ANTENNAS ARE

43FT HOME BREW VERTICAL WITH THE DX ENGINEERING MATCHING BOX.
3 ELEMENT MONO BAND YIGI FOR 40 METER 25FT OFF THE SUNDECK (BUILT FROM 2 HURRICANE DAMAGED MULTIBAND YIGIS)

TA43 MOSLEY MULTIBAND YIGI ON A 40FT TOWER
6 ELEMENT 6 METER MONO BAND.

SOLID COPPER WIRE HOME BREW 4 LEGGED DIPOLE FOR 40 AND 80 METERS SINGLE FED
(THE ONLY ANTENNA TO SURVIVE THE STROMS OVER THE YEARS.)

Equipment

TRANSCEIVERS:-
KENWOOD TS 940 ALPHA 374
KENWOOD TS 850, DSP 100, ALPHA 76A WITH 3 C X 400'S, SM220
KENWOOD TS 830
SGC 2000
YAESU 857D FOR MOBILE OPERARIOS WITH ALS500M
BATTERY CHARGERS AND STANDBY GENERATOR FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS