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Biography
Ex-navy. Full
licence since 1980. Was inactive for many years, but now semi-retired have more
time on my hands.
I am located 28km
from the capital of Lerwick on the far south west side of Shetland and just 300
metres from the Atlantic Ocean.
I enjoy working DX
on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m & 6m.
Working on a Yaesu
FT-950, MD-200A8X mike, Acom 1010 amplifier &
Palstar AT1KP ATU.
I have a variety of
antennas which include a homebrew Carolina Windom orientated at 30/210 degrees
and just 7 metres off the ground, an 80m inverted V antenna and a vertical
antenna for 20m/17m - both some 10 metres high.
I dare not erect
antennas any higher due to the extremely high winds in Shetland which regularly
attain gusts of force 12. Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind
speed, which in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h).
Other hobbies
include trout & sea fishing. |
