Radio Hams communicate using short wave radio. Given suitable equipment and the right atmospheric conditions, you can communicate with anywhere in the world.

Ham Radio station G4AXA in 1972

One day when I was quite small, my Grandmother gave me an old radio. This radio was fitted with a short wave band and I was soon listening to radio stations from all over the World. This ancient radio had its limitations and then, for Christmas, my parents bought me new receiver which could receive single sideband (SSB) signals. With this I was able to hear Radio Hams for the first time and I decided I would join them. I studied for my exams and in 1971 I got my first Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) licence. My callsign is G4AXA and you can still find me on the radio waves from time to time. Christina also has an Amateur Radio licence and her callsign is G4CMM. The picture to the left shows me operating on the HF bands in the early days. The equipment is a Heathkit HW100 transceiver.

Here are a few pictures from years gone by:

My listening station before I got my transmitting license. It is a Codar CR70A receiver and home made Q multiplier.	G4CMM early 1970s
Above - My VHF station in Liverpool. 1972 Right - G4CMM in Bromley. 1974 Below - Operating a portable station somewhere in Kent
	Christina operating on 2m from the 3rd Bromley Father and Son Scout Camp in 1977.

If you are interested in becoming a Radio Ham, you can get all the information you need from the Radio Society of Great Britain. Details on my Links Page.