M3JWKJOHN W. KIRBY • AMATEUR RADIO

ON THE AIR

The Station

A developing amateur radio setup, from practical mobile operation to longer-term home-station ambitions.

CURRENT / MOBILE

Getting on the air

My current mobile setup includes an AnyTone AT-779UV VHF/UHF transceiver, a Diamond MR-77 dual-band magnetic-mount aerial and a programming lead. These are a starting point for practical operating and learning.

My amateur radio callsign is M3JWK.

PLANNED / HOME STATION

Developing the shack

I'm exploring a more extensive base station with HF, VHF and UHF capability, suitable antennas, careful cable routing, power supply arrangements and test equipment.

The Yaesu FT-991A and several antenna configurations are among the possibilities under consideration, not equipment claimed to be installed.

Station notes: Equipment, aerial arrangements and operating activities will be updated here as installations and tests are completed. Any band and power use must remain within the applicable licence conditions.