History

  • First licenced as VO2AC in 1985 in Churchill Falls, Labrador (pop.~800).
  • With the help of VO2CP (now VE3SJP), the only ham in town, I was given a provisional licence and was on the air for ~14 months (CW only) without ever writing an Amateur Radio exam.
  • Entered the 1985 CQWW CW Contest, SO 20m. I made 333 QSOs with a straight key, a separate TX (SB-401) & RX (SX-111) and a dipole at 25 feet. I thought I'd set the world on fire! I've been hooked on contesting and DXing ever since.
  • Passed the Advanced Amateur and 15 WPM CW exams in St. John's, NL in 1986.
  • Licenced as VE3FU in 1997.
  • Also licenced as VE2FUA.

VE3FU Station

  • TS-590S
  • TS-850SAT
  • Tower 1 - 72ft Trylon:
    • Ham-IV
    • 5 element 6m @ 76ft
    • TH6 @ 72ft
    • TH6 @ 35ft (Fixed on EU)
    • 80m Wire Vertical
  • Tower 2 - 72ft Trylon:
    • Tailtwister
    • 402BA (modified for a 24ft boom) @ 72ft
    • Explorer-14 @ 42ft (Fixed on EU)
    • 160m Inverted-L (72ft vertical)
  • 40m 4-Square
  • 300ft Reversible Beverage (NE/SW)
  • 200ft Reversible Beverage (NW/SE)
  • MicroHam MK2R
  • Array Solutions Six-Pak
  • Array Solutions Stack Match
  • Ameritron RCS-8V


VE3FUStation