GM7FIE

On the air 1989-1996 and 2020-...

Current Station

• Icom IC-7610 : HF 100w Base Station (+LDG AT-200ProII Tuner)
• Icom IC-705 : HF, 2m and 70cm All Mode QRP Portable (+AH-705 tuner)
• Anytone AT-D578UV : 2m and 70cm FM and DMR
• Anytone AT-D878UV+ : 2m and 70cm FM and DMR handheld
• Alinco DJ-F1 (1990 Vintage) : 2m FM handheld: (with refurbished battery pack and new CTCSS board)
• MMDVM Duplex Hotspot : DMR and D-STAR
• Heil Pro Set Elite IC : Headset for operating IC-7610
• Diamond X30N : 2m/70cm Antenna
• Halo Loop : 2m Horizontal
• Alpha Delta DX-CC : HF Fan Dipole (10,20,40m + 80m via loading coil)
• Portable/SOTA operation with IC-705
• SOTABEAMS Bandhopper II (20/40m Dipole)
• SOTABEAMS BandSpringer (10-60m End Fed)
• 2m/70cm Dual Band N9TAX Slim Jim
• 2m/70cm Dual Band Telescopic Dipole (homebrew)
• MFJ-1763 MFJ 2m 3 element yagi
• 7Ah LiFePo4 Battery

SOTA

I really enjoy getting out and about with radios - so I've been enjoying experimenting with SOTA

Returning in 2020

Like many people I found I had a wee bit of time on my hands unexpectedly during COVID19 so I decided to find out if I was still eligible for a license (turns out I was eligible for a "Full" license under the new rules) and if I could get my old callsign back, which I could. So I did the paperwork and decided to get back on the air.

Beginnings in the late '80s

I was a keen radio amateur in my teens, on mostly on 2m FM around Aberdeen (where I grew up) and later Dundee. GB3GN, GB3PR and S20 provided many QSOs on a converted Storno, a KDK FM2025, and later an Alinco DJ-F1E, and greatly enjoyed helping local RAYNET groups. I also had a homebrew colinear, a HF receiver, and a CW/RTTY decoder amongst other toys. I got my "B" license at 14 - the earliest age you could hold it at the time. Thanks to AARS, the club at Robert Gordons, and a number of amateurs who helped me get going back then."

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