M1VPN

(In Honour of being in the IT Security Business !!)

www.lucidia.co.uk/M1VPN/

Welcome to My Amateur Radio Pages. Herein lies information about my Station, Equipment, Modes of Use and any other info that I think is useful to other users

I started Amateur Radio as a Hobby in 1995 when I passed my RAE, But put it on Ice while I went to Uni. Now Working, and able to buy those Shack Essentials, I have got up and Running again. My QTH is Ottery st Mary, Near Exeter in Devon, UK, Famous for it's Tar Barrel Tradition every 5th Nov...

Logging is carried out using Ham Radio Deluxe .... After All, Amateur Radio Software should be free ...

Main station activity is now the Backpacker's Series, as I do not have the time during the week. I have taken part in the 2m and 6m Backpacker's
Contests for the last 4 years, even coming second in one 6m contest !! But I take part for the fun, and if the scores come ... even better !!!

My Operating Conditions

Home QTH - 50 44.930 N, 3 16.990 W - IARU IO80IR

Portable QTH - 50 38.238 N, 4 39.901 W - IARU IO70OL

Backpackers QTH - 50 6 N, 4 62 W - IARU IO80HP

Echolink Node ID :- 136977

Station Enabled for :-

80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm

QSL Via Bureau

Radio Equip

Homebase

Yaesu FT-847 Earth-Station
Yaesu FC-20 Auto ATU
Yaesu MD-200A8X Desk Mic + Switchable Heil HC-4 Insert
Palstar 30A PSU
Comet CFX-514 VHF/UHF Triplexer
Comet CF-30MR LPF
Avair AV-600 VSWR / Power Meter - 1.8-160/140.525Mhz
MFJ-948 Antenna Tuner
Datong D70 Morse Tutor
Watson Morse Key
IR Headphones - Bargain, and only required a small modification

Portable / Mobile

Yaesu FT-857 Portable + DSP-2
Yaesu ATAS-120A
Maldol Trunk Mount
SGC-211 Mini Smartuner

Handie / Tracker

Yaesu VX-2E VHF/UHF Handheld
Byonics TinyTrak 3
Garmin Etrex Vista GPS Receiver

Amateur TV Equip

G1MFG 23cm Rx Platinum
G1MFG 23cm Tx Platinum
G1MFG Transciever Board

Antenna's

12 Metre Telescopic Alu Mast Set - Set at 6 Metres (Neighbours don't understand etc)
Antron 99 (Modified) - HF Antenna - 20/17/15/12/10 Metres
Hustler 6BTV DX Antenna - 80/40/30/20/15/10 Metres
Watson W2000 - 50/144/430 Co-linear Omni - 6M/2m/70cm Antenna
40 Metre Short Dipole - Trapped (See Projects)
Sirio Space Shuttle - 10M Attic Antenna
Tonna 20089 - Portable 9 ele Yagi - Backpacker's Antenna
SOTA Beam - see www.sotabeams.co.uk
Severnside 23cm ATV Yagi - www.stvg.co.uk
Moonraker 4m HALO Loop
Moonraker 6m 3ele Yagi - Modified for Portable Contesting
20m Inverted V - Sota Dipole
Multi-band Inverted V - for use with SGC-211