GM4SVM

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This page is being set up to hold information about my amateur radio station. This page can also be accessed at www.gm4svm.com.

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I was first licensed in 1982 as GM6NRE before passing the morse test and switching to GM4SVM in 1984. It's hard to believe that I have been licensed for 34 years, but it is true. Even before this I was an active short wave listener as ARS 50828 (the ARS rather than BRS indicated that I was under the minimum age for joining as a full member of the RSGB).

My main interests have been HF. Mainly CW too because of my limited ability to have big antennas. Although I did have a monoband yagi for 10m for a few years. I have generally stuck to resonant antennas for one or two bands e.g. Extended double zepp for 12m; 3 ele yagi for 10m; dipole for 15m made from aluminium tubing and mounted at top of roof; off centre fed dipole for 80m; 40m dipole with short centre matching section to improve its match on 15m.

At the moment I have an FT450D feeding into a dipole in the attic. Unfortunately, I live in a bungalow cut into a hillside so I can't get a wire antenna up high enough to be much use. I intend moving to a vertical antenna outside as oon as practical. On VHF and UHF I have a Baofeng UV-82 handheld and in the car a SainSonic VV-898E (25W model, same as Leixen  VV-898S). I like the programmability of these Chinese radios and have them set up to only cover the frequencies I need to use.

I am a member of RSGB and RAOTA (#1947). I hold DXCC and many other awards. My son, Ross, is licensed as MM6NRE.