Biography

I am a retired Electrical/Electronic Engineer, now living in SW Scotland. I am keen on self-construction and tinkering about with test equipment and old radios.

I was the author of the RSGB Test Equipment for Radio Amateurs book (3rd and 4th Eds) and have also contributed to the Radio Communications Handbook.

I am interested in training people for the Radio Examinations, especially the Advance Exam. I retired as lead Instructor at Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club (Stranraer) and as a tutor for a distance learning Advanced Examination Course.

I am active from 80m to 23cms, mainly prefer the VHF/UHF bands

I have also done QRP work from New Zealand and worked many countries, even the UK, on 5W with my faithful FT817. My callsign was ZL/GM4FZH.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Equipment is a mix of old and modern. At the moment I am appraising all the equipment in the shack so will not specify too much.

HF Yaesu FTdx10 and FT897

HF/6m QRP Yaesu FT817 and Xiegu 6100

6m - Yaesu FTdx10 and FT897

4m - Yaesu FTdx10

2m - Yaesu FT8800 and FT897

70cm - Yaesu FT8800 and FT897