I hold amateur radio callsigns VK2CJC, VK4AXL & MM0AXL.
Please note- I am not in the QSL bureau. I dont QSL any more.
I was born in Dumfries in South West Scotland in May 1967. I lived in Lockerbie until April 1995 when I moved to Johnstonebridge. In March 2000 I moved to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia where I live now.
My wife Anne is also Scottish. She is from Moffat
I became interested in the magic of invisible radio waves in the 1970s. Getting my first transcievers on air towards the end of that decade. A few illegal milliwatts of AM on 49MHz. I moved to 27MHz CB radio in 1981 which led to an interest in atmospheric propagation and DX.
I became licensed on amateur radio in August 1993 as GM7POK with a "class B" VHF/UHF license. I operated mainly 145MHz FM and packet radio but also some SSB. I also worked a lot of 50MHz SSB DX. In March 1995 I added the "class A novice" license of 2M0AJW which allowed me onto a few small sections of HF with an output of 3 watts (wow!). I operated a lot of 28MHz SSB and 3MHz CW with this license. In April 1997 I finally got round to doing the 12 words per minute morse test and got the full unrestricted "class A" license of MM0AXL.
On moving to Australia I became VK2CJC. I also hold the license VK4AXL, although I dont use it at the moment.
I enjoy building my own radios. But I am no 'home brew' expert, I prefer kits with good instructions. I built and operate an Elecraft K2.
I am a member of the Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group. I run their website and make short videos to promote the group.
My other hobbies are cars, motorcycles and amateur film making. More info about these when time allows.
Email me at vk2cjc@qsl.net