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Over the years I always wanted to get my Amateur radio licence but never found the time. So when I found that the licence had been split into 3 parts I decided it was the right time to get on and do it so instead of trying to find 9 months to really have a go at the RAE this way you can study at your leisure so that suited me as time is very limited. So in 2007 I took the foundation and passed gaining the call M3UMX. Then a few months later I took the intermediate and passed gaining the call 2E0SFC so that is where I am now. I'm studying for the full licence now and when time permits I will sit the exam and see how I get on, and in the meantime I  am having lots of fun playing radio and learning in a practical way rather than just studying the books witch I believe is a much nicer way to gain the licence.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>So my station, here in the shack I have,</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>icom ic-745</I></div> <div> <I>icom-ic7000</I></div> <div> <I>yaesu ft-101zd</I></div> <div> <I>yaesu frg-7</I></div> <div> <I>yaesu frg-50b</I></div> <div> <I>standard c5900</I></div> <div> <I>and a lot of home brew equipment</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>So my antennas are a G5RV, Inverted L and a multiband vertical ground mounted with 70 radials at various halfwave lengths obviously for the various bands.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>I am QRV on 160m 80m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m 10m 6m 4m (fm) 2m and 70cms with some microwave projects planned. I operate all modes I really enjoy digital modes . My Morse code skills are coming along however it is still very slow but I always seem to find a station willing to slow down for me so we can have a qso witch is nice.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>I love to build things and spend a lot if my time doing this, recently I have built an aprs tracker and TNC using PICs. I also build PC soundcard interfaces for digi modes. Some other projects include, A regenerative shortwave receiver, a WX satellite receiver just completed an ATU and PSU. I have also built a radio telescope to record data from Jupiter and the sun with more projects in the pipe line.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>I love to collect qsl cards, I take qsl's via the bureau, direct of via </I><A HREF="http://www.eqsl.cc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eqsl.cc"><I>http://www.eqsl.cc</I></A><I> my direct details can be found on </I><A HREF="http://www.qrz.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.qrz.com/"><I>http://www.qrz.com/</I></A><I>  or in the call book, I always reply to all qsl's.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>And my contact e-mail is </I><A HREF="mailto:m3umx@amateurwireless.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:m3umx@amateurwireless.org.uk"><I>E-mail</I></A></div> <bR> <div> <I>So I hope this page is useful and hope to see you on the bands 73.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <a href="http://s05.flagcounter.com/more/1U"><img src="http://s05.flagcounter.com/count/1U/bg=000000/txt=FFFFFF/border=1B0AFF/columns=8/maxflags=248/viewers=0/labels=1/" alt="free counters" border="0"></a>  </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>