Welcome to my web site covering my amateur radio activities.
Although I am not currently active on the bands I still take an interest in amateur radio news and activities.
This web site has been down for quite some time due to never having the time to rebuild it, but as you can see it is back up and running, although not all of the original content is available just yet.
As you can see from this website, most of my equipment, that I have purchased, is manufactured by Yaesu. My first radio was the famous FT-290R MK1, followed soon after by the FT-790R MK1.
After my 790 died I decided it was time to replace it with something else and as I thought some HF mobile sounded attractive, I opted for the FT-857 and ATAS-120 combination.
During 2010 all of my operating was mobile to and from work, and mostly via the repeater GB3VH located near Hatfield. However, I then found myself back working in central London, and as most of my time is spent commuting on a train from the south coast, my radio operations were curtailed.
I am now living and working in south Somerset but still no real time to operate due to having purchased a Victorian mansion that requires a lot of work and also without planning permission from "she who must be obeyed" to erect any antennas on the house. However, I am contemplating bringing my 2M / 70CM HT to work so I can at least listen.
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