Biography

Born in 1931

Was a Junior Op to my Father who was G3GDW from 1949 to 1954

National Service in Royal Signals (RSARS#359) 1954-56

Stationed at Famagusta - with Call Sign ZC4LW 1955-56

1956 received the Call Sign G3LHJ.

Married to Sylvia (now sadly S/Key) - now in our 65th Year

A keen Contester, now using my Contest Call - G3L

Hobbies apart from Amateur Radio - Digy Photography - good music

President of the Torbay Amateur Radio Society (Member since 1947)

Was President of the" First Class CW Operators Club" in 1990.

Member of - RSGB, ARRL, RSARS, G-QRP-Club, SKCC #5010, FISTS, FOC 841, CWOPS 3048, CDXC. NCDXF,

EPC 00557, DMC 04242

QRV on CW, SSB, ALL Data Modes, SSTV 1.8 - 144Mhz.

For Contests I have a Contest Call :- G3L

Now have 92 turns on the coil !!.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

YAESU FT dX 3000, ELEDRAFT K2 (for Qrp working), YAESU FT 990, ICOM 7300

XIEGU X6100 (for Qrp working) AMERITRON AL811 AMPLIFIER.

ANTENNA'S:- MOSELEY TA33Jnr/WARC YAGI, 80/40M Loaded Dipole, R2000 6/2 & 70cnm VERTICAL