Amateur Radio - M1EBV and M3ABC

Me operating the GW6YB/P 70 cms. station during VHF NFD 2003. The silver plate is the Martlesham trophy, won by GW6YB/P in 2002.

I have been a licensed amateur since 1999. My station is licenced as both M1EBV and M3ABC.

Club Memberships

I am a member of the :—

Bristol RSGB Group: I've written some history of Bristol Radio Amateur activiy .
Bristol Contest Group, G6YB: "Probably the finest contest group in the world"
Shirehampton Amateur Radio Club, G4AHG: The first club I ever attended. Small and very friendly. Active in the RSGB 160m Club Calls Contest each November. Dave, G4DPJ, and John, G4DVV, provide excellent training for newcomers to the hobby.
Poldhu Amateur Radio Club, GB2GM

Some Contesting Friends

EI3JE/M0AXF
Neil

EI7FJ
Billy

EI8GS
Jim

G0CFM
Barry

G0HFX
Chris

G0JLF
John

G0WKW/SM7ZDI
Vic

G3TKF
Robin

G3XSV
Alan

G3YHV
Colin

G3YIQ
Bob

G3ZVW
Steve

G4CLA
Pete

G4FKA
Geoff

G4NKT
Dave

G4WBV
Roger

M0MAT
Matt

M0WLF
"Wilf" Ian

M1EBV/M3ABC
me

My Equipment

Yaesu FT920

Yaesu FT857

Yaesu FT290

Racal RA17

Aerials and Tuners

SGC 230

Home Doublet

Vertical Moxon Portable Antenna

A vertical 20m Moxon with very good low angle gain over a very wide angle

TEST

QTH and QSL information

I'm not a great collector of cards, so don't send me a card unless you need a reply. I will respond to direct cards quite quickly and to cards via the bureau when I get round to it. I do like cards for any of my overseas operating - V5, EI or GJ.

Other Radio related stuff

I am writing a website with some history of the group and of amateur radio in Bristol. I have also started to put two large collections of historic QSL cards from the 1920's online.

I am licensed as M1EBV and M3ABC. I have also operated as V5/M1EBV from Namibia. I enjoy contests and take part in many of the activities of the Recently I have been a member of the EJ2MT team in '04,'05,'06 and of the winning GW6YB/P entry in the 2007 50MHz Trophy. The photo above, of me operating the 70 cms. station, was taken on VHF NFD 2003. The silver plate is the Martlesham trophy, won by GW6YB/P in 2002. I am also a member of the and the RSGB Bristol Group

I own several FT290R s and a Racal RA17 with an RA37 LF adaptor. I also own a Yaesu FT920 for HF and an FT857 for mobile work.