Biography

For Holyland Contest my AREA IS "G13TK"

http://www.iarc.org/?p=985

SKCC number for LIFE is: *8354*

You can find me at : http://www.cqfriends.com/

Hello & many thanks for visiting!!

Although holding Class A Radio Amateur Call Sign for a while now (since early 1980's), never been an active ham or had a shack (Hi)

Started to be active since June 2009.

Ex "SPARKY" - Marine Radio Officer in merchant shipping. Here you can see my Israeli "TICKET" details:



Last voyage on Israeli ship as it is shown in my Israeli SEAMEN'S BOOK was long time ago:



Also had Liberian SEAMEN'S BOOK and my last voyage as RADIO OFFICER was on 28th of April 1992 when I "SIGNED OFF" the ship M/V DONA.





Today enjoying very much the hobby and especially active in my preferred mode of operation which is CW

My paddle key: manufactured by I2RTF Piero Begali The Sculpture key

http://www.i2rtf.com/html/sculpture.html



My Straight keys:

1) manufactured by G0NVT FREELANCE MARCONI PS213 KEY WITH SPRING LOADED CONTACT

http://www.qrz.com/db/G0NVT





2) Swedish Pump Key made by Lennart Pattersson & CO.



My Radio Station:



HF: YAESU FT-950 + YAESU VL-1000 QUADRA Linear

SteppIR 2E 40/30 model for 40m - 6m and Inverted "V" 160m - 6m BROAD BAND FOLDED DIPOLE by B&W MODEL BWD-90 are mounted on PROSISTEL TUBULAR CRANK UP TOWERMODEL PST900/3/GR (3 sections - m 9.50 + rotor cage + 1.5 mast) and PROSISTEL ROTOR MODEL PST 2051D.



VHF: Motorola MCS 2000 with 5/8 lambda for 2m band by MFJ.

Thanks again for stop by, hope to work you on the bands!! 73 and GL!!

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

HF: Yaesu FT-950 + Yaesu VL-1000 Quadra Linear

SteppIR 2E 40/30 model for 40m - 6m and Inverted "V" 160m - 6m BROAD BAND FOLDED DIPOLE by B&W MODEL BWD-90 are mounted on PROSISTEL TUBULAR CRANK UP TOWERMODEL PST900/3/GR (3 sections - m 9.50 + rotor cage + 1.5 mast) and PROSISTEL ROTOR MODEL PST 2051D.



VHF: Motorola MCS 2000 with 5/8 lambda for 2m band by MFJ.