Welcome To 2E0XLG Website

Thanks for calling in to my website. I hope your visit is worth it. My name is Chris and I am a keen Ham Radio Operator in the North Yorkshire Dales.  I got into radio years ago when I was 14 years old. My father used to take me to work with him on the weekends and I spotted a Citizen Band radio in the workshop. I asked my father what it was and he said " Its a CB son".  I was blown away when he told me what it could do and that people have them in wagons and cars and talk to each other.. He then asked me if I wanted it... That was it I was then to become a CBer. I had no power supply so I got one of them plug in the wall ( Grandstand ) power supplies which did 12v for the AM radio. My first contact was a old fella who called himself Buffalo Bill and he told me I was buzzing. I was from that day called BUZBY. I then blew my first rig up.... Humm wonder why... I went from AM to FM then to USB 27.555 for listening only of course. After that I got sick of the CB to many people using it to annoy and cause problems. If you was a old CBer you will know what I mean. Then in 2007 I was introduced to Amateur Radio by 2E0ZTM Fred or Terry as some know him. That was it I was hooked Again. I took my exam for the Foundation Licence in December 2007 at the Burnley Radio Club to find I had a pass and my new licence for Xmas. What a present for christmas that was. M3XLG was the callsign I wanted and thats what I got. I did alot of Contest work on my M3 Callsign and had alot of WINS. Then I progressed onto my Intermediate Licence and now have the Callsign 2E0XLG.

In my first year of radio I bought a Yaesu FT-857 & FT-60 hand held radio. I still have the FT-857D and its a fantastic radio. it has been abused over the years but inside its still spot on... Sadly the FT-60 died a gusome deth  of Internal Spontanious Combustion whilst I was driving to Skipton on night.  I dont do this swapping radios every 5mins I will buy Yaesu again if they ever fail but I have had no problems with them at all. I also was given a old icom IC-225 which I fixed due to it not enjoying a rough ride in the landrover. It was a dry joint that was making the radio lose audio whilst on the move. From then on I started to convert a room in the house as a radio shack which is still in the stages or conversion and I think it will still be when I become a grandad....hi hi. I bought quite a few antennas to play with in my first year.

My antennas are  16ele Jay beam , 8x8 slot fed yagi ,  X510H , Comet GP15 , G5RV , Antron 99 , 88ele 70cm Jay beam , X80 , Hustler 4BTV , Innov 6ele ect ect. All the beams are for portable work so I had to extend the roof rack on the landrover to take them. Then the welder came out to make a drive on stand to be able to use the antennas out and about. I was then introduced to http://www.vhfcc.org website by M0XLT and started to work the activity evenings. In my first year I have gained a certificate from the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) as the leading foundation licensee of the single operator others section in the low power 2m Contest of 2008.

We are getting there with the site but please stand by...hi hi

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