Biography
My station whilst being manufactured in the 1970s has so far managed to win me the
VK2 section of the 2013 Rememberence day contest and contact
a fair amount of DX stations. I enjoy a ragchew and partake in a
variety of HF and VHF Nets. I enjoy contesting and love SSTV and
digital modes. Particularly PSK31 and RTTY.
I obtained my Foundation licence in July of 2013 and quickly
upgraded to standard in Sept of 2013.
I have been an avid SWL for many decades and now that i am retired i can concentrate
on gaining my "Full Call" within 1 year. I am in the process of establishing an
APRS/WX station using a few pieces of gear i picked up at various hamfests and flea markets.
I QSL always 100% by Bureau , Direct , eQSL & HRDLog, ClubLOG and LotW !!
Active daily on 40m 20m 15m.
Daily ANZA Net 14.183 MHz 05:15 UTC
Daily AWARC Net 7.055 MHz 10:00 Local
Mon,Wed,Fri 7.130 DX Net 10:30 UTC
I QSL via the WIA Bureau and via eQSL.cc and LotW as well as direct.
For direct please add 1 IRC and sase. Hope to meet you on the bands.
Worked DXCCs:
Equipment
My Station consists of a Yaesu FT-101z with matching FV-101z Ext VFO, and an FT-707 with matching FP-707 and an MFJ-949E Antenna Tuner.
I also have a variety of Baofeng VHF/UHF Handhelds including UV-5r, UV-82 and BF-888.
Covering 2m & 70CM I currently have 4 antennas, a Butternut HF6V with 18 & 24MHz addon,
a G5RV Dipole and for Vhf/Uhf i have a pair of homebrew J-Poles that perform extremely well.
Im in the process of making a Multiband Yagi that will dominate the yard.
Future equipment plans are TH3 on 10M Mast with Yaesu Rotator.
Arrow yagi 2m/70cm for satellite work.