GW4RWR - Amateur radio station of Rhys Thomas - IO83HE
Introduction:
Hello, these pages are intended to show some of my construction projects. I enjoy making my own radio equipment - design..construct..test..operate..optimise and then break it. I am licenced since 1982, and still find it magical that information can be transported by wireless. To build one's own radio and use it to speak and hear is so much more rewarding than spending hundreds or thousands on a shiny black box.
My main interest is long
distance radio propagation at VHF. I'm especially intrigued by tropospheric propagation. This is very weather dependent, so
two days are rarely alike.
I received a wonderful
gift of an FT-221 from my Dad upon finishing O-levels. £270 was a lot of money
then. The '221 was first used for FM, but I soon realised that SSB went a
lot further. It was sold before leaving for university. GW4HBZ lent me
his FT-101, which I used with dipoles for a few bands. A further present, after A-levels, was GW3RUE's FT-707, which I still use.
Commercial radios:
Operating:
Projects:
I hope to speak to you on
the air.
If you wish to get in
touch, please email me.
Regards, Rhys.