Status update: KI4HLV

[Brian Hawes]

One of our club members here in Oxford UK travels frequently to Europe and North America. He claims to get good performance from an FT817 with a home-made loop. This all fits easily into his suitcase.

http://www.g4fon.net/MagLoopTwo.htm

Probably not the ultimate antenna, but cheap and easily made for a weekend away.
If you go to Ray's home page, he also has a CW trainer program which is very popular in UK

I hear so many good things about the FT817 from people who own them.

Brian  G2KQ

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From: tacos-bounces+hawes=herald.ox.ac.uk at amrad.org [tacos-bounces+hawes=herald.ox.ac.uk at amrad.org] On Behalf Of Iain McFadyen [mcfadyenusa at yahoo.com]
Sent: 11 May 2011 14:59
To: tacos at amrad.org
Subject: Status update: KI4HLV

I have just accepted a new job, and wanted to let you all know.

I will returning to work at a company called LIME. This is the operating name in
the Caribbean for Cable & Wireless (where I already spent 28 years of my life).

My new responsibility will take me to 14 of the English-speaking Caribbean
islands during the next 2 years, on medium term (4-week to 4-month) assignments.

First stop (next week): ZF1.
Then on to 8P6.
Then 9Y4 then C6 (order may change).

I'm pondering how to cope with operating from so many countries in such a short
time. As accommodation will be hotels or corporate apartments for the
duration,... I'm considering an FT897 or similar, with a small HF transmitting
loop. As well as something simple for VHF for local repeater and ISS contacts.

And then the headache begins: There is no single licensing authority for the
Caribbean, so each country requires a different application to a different
authority, with different paperwork and delays... Took me 4 years to get my
local 6Y5 callsign! (I got the new call the day after VAQP). But 8P6 is a 1-hour
on-the-spot process.

It'll keep me busy, and off the streets. :-)

Some people collect QSL cards. I may start a sizeable collection of Callsigns !
 :-)

73

Iain  6Y5UK  Kingston Jamaica.
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