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When he started on the radio: Gonzalo started on the radio back in
1982, on the 11 meters band. The eighties was a time of many radio-related
activities; lots of DX and local contacts. His first antenna was just a mobile
whip in his room window. This antenna allowed him to work some interesting DX,
which lead to his growing interest in ham radio. Then, he decided to improve his
antenna system, and put up a 5/8 vertical antenna on the roof. He was now more
serious about his Dxing activities. His rig at that time was a Super-Star 360
H5; a real luxury in those days. In 1986 he obtained his first ham licence
(EC2AQO). At that time he still had the Super Star and an Ariston straight key.
His favourite band was 10 meters. He used to operate on SSB on 29.000, and
sometimes he would even practice CW very QRSS and with a very characteristic
melody. In
1989 his radio activity started to go down gradually due to his studies and work,
until and he quit ham radio temporarily in 1991. It wasn’t until May 2002 that he
became an active station again. Since then he has been a very active CW-only
station.
He now has a complete radio station, which consists of an ICOM 746 and a Butternut HF-9V vertical antenna. He is the only active ham in. Elorrio (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) City Copyright © 2003 EA2CK. All rights reserved.
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