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DAVE OLIVER
First licensed as G6HZN in 1981. I then passed the Morse test in 1982 and obtained the call G4RKW
I received my New Zealand Call in 1989 ZL2BSY .
And in February 2015, I received my Australian Call VK2BSY.
Quite a bit has changed since I first became a Radio amateur.
I now spend most of my active hours as a Portable Station.
AMATEUR RADIO
Pedestrian Mobile
or Portable Operation
My setup consists of
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an ICOM IC-706 MkllG mobile radio
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a ¼ λ vertical for 20M, 5023mm long or 16' 5¾"
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No ground plane radials, this makes me instantly portable (Pedestrian Mobile).
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a homebrew Ground Tuning Unit. The GTU uses the base of the trolley as the counterpoise.
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a 33AHr Deep Cycle AGM battery. Gives me over 3 hours of Portable working at full power.
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an Emtron EAT-300A ATU (switched in Bypass mode on 20M)
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all mounted on a small Magna Cart Folding Hand Truck.
Dave's Radio Shack
An arm chair would mean I wouldn't go home.
Dave's Radio Shack
RealHFmobile Group
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I am a member of the RealHFmobile Group run by Dave Starkie G4AKC. If you are interested in Portable or Mobile operation, then this is the group for you.
INSPIRATION
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If you need inspiration visit these guys on QRZ.com
G4AKC, G7UFI, VK2HAS
OTHER HOBBIES
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OK. so I do enjoy taking Sports photos and others so if you like photography as well, have a browse through my Photography website.