Biography

I'm now licensed passed foundation on 4th may 2016 obtained call sign of M6IBH on 13th may 2016 I'm called Cliff Tate Date Of Birth 18-10-1974 live with my fiancee Colleen.
I live in town called Middlesbrough which is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north-east England.

Hobbies.
Radio History: Started CB Radio back in 88-91, 2012/13 Started meteor detecting.
and it has go me back into radios.

Playing games:PS2, PS3, XBOX, XBOX360, WII, WIIU, DS, 3DS, ANDROID.

Astronomy Stargazing: Hobby i started 2011 Have telescopes and pairs of binoculars.
Radio Astronomy: Meteor detecting using computer sdr reciever with beam antenna.
http://middlesbroughmeteorstation.blogspot.co.uk/

UFO/ Ghosts/ Horror/ History: Like watching films and documentary's

Radio DXing: Long distance with dx call signs & Talking locals on
CB (11 meter band radio) handle YoungSpud to local towns.

Listening to SWL to Amature radio stuff with my call sign MA3065SWL monitoring the bands mostly voice and digi codes JT65, 20 Meters & 40 Meters, 2 Meters.
Hope to recieve your signal sometime and report 73's from MA3065SWL.
Maybe in future do foundation and get ham call sign but for now just like listening to bands collecting swl awards Brave radio friends & Dxing on me CB radio.

Awards achieved
SWARL 50 DXCC Countries award.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152222050292288&l=4d9320f74d

eDX 75 Country's swl award.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152442645757288&l=3b8ccde619

Museums on the air 2014 award.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152531671132288&l=7185da9c92

Lighthouses on air Lights hunter 2014 award.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152672328417288&l=722614ec16

Railways on the air 2014 award.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152778710742288&l=10ea27316f

Air Ambulances on the air 2014 award
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152779711407288&l=9705939379

SOS Lifeboats 2015 award
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153108932777288&l=6fd032b3e7

Lighthouses on air Lights hunter 2015 award.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153571021392288&l=ad67fe0845

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

My Radio's collection.

Recievers:

Degen DE1103 AM/SSB 100 KHz to 29999 MHz FM: 76.0 MHz to 108.0 MHz.

Moonraker M8 Aircontrol Airband Radio.

Realistic Pro-43 Hyperscan 68-88 MHz / 118-174 MHz / 220-512 MHz / 806-899 MHz.

Roberts R-809 AM/FM Shortwave radio. 0.153 - 30 MHz / 87.5 - 108 MHz. +

RTL-SDR R820T 23 - 1765 MHz HF/VHF Reciever All modes using SDRsharpe,
Speclab, or HDSDR.

Budget HF Upconvertor for me R820T 0 - 30 MHz All modes.
https://www.cosycave.co.uk/product.php?id_product=315

Sony CFS-DW30L SW/K Short wave meter band Ghettoblaster.

DAB Radio.
Ferguson FRG R116D Carbon

Trancievers:

Baofeng UV-5R FM Radio 65.0MHz-108.0MHz, 136-174/400-480 MHz

Binatone Terrain 750 PMR 446MHz.

Cybernet EASI-COM ZX-1 2-way CB Radio FM 40 channel 4 Watts.

Maas DX-5000 CB/Freeband/Export Transceiver Frequency range 25-30 MHz.
Power supply Palstar PS-30M

Harvard H-407 CB Transceiver 27/81 Radio FM 40 Channel 4 Watts.


Pic me radio set up below.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152454183537288&l=272194cf1d

Antenna's: Outdoor

1 = 144/145 MHz Yagi Beam HB9CV 2 meter band listening. pic https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151485398717288&l=65d41d994e

2 = 118 MHz Tuned Copper J-pole with balun which use for Airband listening. pic
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151270613232288&l=a4a5ec7870

3 = 5/8th wave Thunderpole 26 - 28 MHz antenna on 13 foot aluminium scaffolding pole.
website for my cb antenna i use http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/base-cb-antennas/thunderpole-58-wave.html
Pic me thunderpole up
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152063415212288&l=5f29593eaf

4 = Homemade Garden Long wire use it for 40 - 20 meter bands
Pic me long wire i made
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152403060567288&l=c2e826ac30

My own made Recieve only ATU (AMU Antenna Matching Unit). Project i made.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152425070192288.1073741902.772147287&type=1&l=2718e8f377