CQ World WIDE DX CONTESTs CW
1997 DU1/DL5ZAH low power 1st single op 20m Philippines / 3rd Oceania
1998 DU1/DL5ZAH low power 1st single op all bands Philippines / 2n Oceania
1999 4F1RWW low power 1st single op all bands Philippines / 4th Oceania
2000 4F7RWW low power 1st single op all bands Philippines / 5th Oceania
During my time over in the Philippines I made over 10,000 contacts in CW. During my first 7 years in Manila I had no opportunity to setup a station and only on the push of my long time friend Ben (DL6FBL, DA1DX) I was encuraged to build up a working setup.
I operated out of Manila/Quezon City having a 16m tower in the back yard and KLM KT34A 4el 3 band beam on it.
I also made a lot of new friends among Philippine HAMs, joined a local club DX1RPI as a member.
Australian activity from 2020
I participate in some major contests but not as serious as I
did from the Philippines. Being limited to a vertical antenna is one
of the reasons. I could never imagined that there is more QRM in an
Australian suburb than during my time in Manila.
So far a very inconsiderate family limited me on 10h for contest, this will change this year, suck it up and take an UBER.
I learned from friendly HAM's that the call sign I am having the
privilege to operate under had a long history. Here on this section of
my homepage I am trying to piece together the history of the call sign
VK3IU. Majority of the info is out of call books.
If you happens to know anything about previous holders of this call sign please let me know, so that I can update this page.
Information such as preferred mode of operations etc.
Tom Coakley must have been the first holder of this call sign starting in 1930.
Tom Cloakley
first holder of VK3IU for about 61 years. Some friendly HAM who knew him personally send me this information about Tom.
"Tom was born around 1910, during a time of significant
technological advancements. He worked as an avionics technician for a
domestic airline operating out of Essendon Airport, which was
Melbourne’s only airport until 1970.
Tom was a CW operator who never owned a microphone. He
used a World War II receiver and a homemade transmitter, with a
multi-band dipole antenna in his backyard. My father, who was an
aircraft engineer, knew Tom through the airline industry. "
That’s all I can remember.
35 Tweed Road
Clyde North
VIC 3978
QF21qw
