Home QTH (Cottenham, Cambs., JO02BG)

At home, I run an Elecraft K3 and IC-706Mk2G, although I live in a fairly noisy location and so I only rarely operate from home. CW operation is with a Bencher paddle. I also have TH-D72 and FT-60 and Baofeng handhelds for various purposes.

In my car, I have an FT-8900 for voice and also an FT-2500 with Cross Country tracker, which operates as APRS station M0BLF-9.

Portable SOTA activations

For portable operations, I typically run an Elecraft KX2 with Palm Paddle CW key and internal battery.

Cambridge University Wireless Society (West Cambridge, JO02AF)

More commonly, I operate from the CUWS (callsign G6UW or M4A in some major contests). This is a well-appointed shack located to the West of Cambridge. Amongst the equipment is a 60ft mast with a SteppIR yagi.

Flossie (Mobile, often JO02CE)

‘Flossie’ is the amateur radio demonstration vehicle operated by the Camb-Hams. As she has multiple uses, equipment changes from day-to-day but the built-in 40ft Clarke mast is generally used for VHF/UHF beams. We use Flossie for UKAC contests each Tuesday evening, for the AFS series of contests over the winter months, as a Raynet control vehicle and also as an Outside Broadcast unit for Cambridge 105 community radio.