Biography

Hi, I live in a small market town called Brecon. Its population is around 9000 people and is located inside the Brecon Beacons National Park. Radio has always been my favorite hobby since 1981. I passed my Intermediate exam for amateur radio(May08) and finally passed the full exam on December 5th 2012. I am married have 2 daughters and have worked for the local authority as an administrator. My brother is Paul M0PNN. In the summer months when Paul comes to stay we often go out portable to a place 10 miles North of Brecon (IO81GX) Usually working 2M SSB.

For the last couple of years I have been to Guernsey IOTA 114 on 2 occations. These trips were purley for radio purposes and were very succesful. Video links to both trips are

2011 trip :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50nJw_htwSk

2012 trip:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWnUumE0WE

Please view the information here at :-http://www.qrz.com/db/gp3zme

Tdars Website:-http://www.tdars.org.uk/

My Working Conditions Are:-

Radio:-Yaesu 857-D @ 50 WATTS only for VHF Portable

Yaesu FT-450. For HF

Yaesu MD-100 Dynamic Microphone

Antennas:-

HF:- Radioworks CWS-80 Carolina Windom

Antron 99 5/8 Vertical

Coupled with an LDG AT-200 Autotuner

G5RV (full size) for portable.

Coupled with an LDG Z-100 Autotuner

VHF:- W-2000 Colinear for 2m-6m-70cms,

2 x 9 Element Tonna F9FT 20809 for 2M. One base and One portable.

2 Element A502HB by Diamondfor 6m

Other:-

W-25AM Watson PSU, LDG Electronics Z-100 Autotuner,

Yaesu G-250 rotator

ZLP Elecronics DigiMaster USB MultiFace

WAB Square (Worked all Britain):- SO02

Locator Square:-IO81HW

Please QSL Via E-QSL, Bureau or Direct( NO CONTRIBUTION FOR DIRECT!! )

http://www.eqsl.cc

WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER:-bowen2@live.co.uk

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EMAIL:- mw0uaa1@gmail.com

David Bowen