Radio Icom 706Mk2G.                                                                     

Antenna is a Screwdriver  made by Maurie Jones VK2CD with 2 whips on it to cover from 3.550 to 52Mhz 

Inverted Vee on 1.8 Mhz 

Quad loop on 3.5 Mhz and I use a ATU for 7mhz on the Loop

Half wave Sloper for 10mhz  of the Nalley Tower

Three  Element Yagi for 14Mhz 21Mhz &28Mhz

With the ATU I can tune the warc bands but not real successful   

This is the screwdriver mounted on my Nissan four wheel Drive 

This was a contact that I had made with Martti from his home station and my home station. Good contact but not a special as the Mobile one  

This is one Mobile contact that I don't think I will forget for a long time it was on 24-02-2000. on 20 meters it was 0348 Utc when I was travelling back home from Mallacoota in far East Gippsland in my Work Van and I was tuning around the band and, I found this very loud station so I called in and it was Martti he was 5x9 he made comment strait away that it was the strongest signal he had heard  Mobile from Australia. Martti wanted a QSL to confirm the contact. We completed the details and I received a card from him about 6 weeks later.  I  have a screwdriver antenna on the front and a Icom 706 Mk 2 G fitted up in the Van      

Portable Operation  

Since being licence in 1991 almost every year I have been involved with helping run Jota . At different Locations around Bairnsdale . I have also helped with communications for cross country events in the local area as well. 

Rob Ashlin and Glenn Trevaskis Red Cross area Supervisor 

RECOM 

I also provide communications for Australian Red Cross in the event of emergencies and disasters   

Wireless Institute Civil Emergency  Network 

Supplying  Communications for emergencies services and sporting Clubs 

 VK/ TRANS TASMAN 160M CONTEST 17/07/2004 498 PTS 

Central Highlands of Tasmania Amateur Radio Club. President Bob Geeves VK7KZ, Presenting the 2004 Wadda Cup to Rob Ashlin VK3EK