| Callsign |
ZL1BT |
| Name |
David Challis |
| Location |
Howick, Auckland, New Zealand -
RF73lc |
| DOB |
1961 |
| Years licenced on AR |
11 |
| What VHF+ bands are you active on |
2m & 70cm converter + dish for
2.4gig RX only (AO40) |
| Favourite VHF+ band |
2m |
| Favourite VHF+ mode |
SSB and any digi modes that anyone
would care to try |
| Favourite VHF+ propagation mode |
Ducting |
| I got started in radio when |
about 1971 when I found an old
Valve radio in a rubbish skip and added a power plug... |
| What I like most about VHF+ DX is |
unpredictability, a real buzz when
it all opens up |
| Toughest thing about VHF+ DX is |
the waiting |
| The best set up I have had for VHF+ DX is |
FT847, 10 elements on 2m, 10
elements on 70cm (with barbie dish reflector) |
| Favourite station to contact |
all of em |
| Most memorable contact and why |
VK2DVZ, first dx on 2m and 70cm -
you could say I was over the moon. |
| Most memorable propagation opening or condition and why |
Feb 7th 2004 - worked 4 VK stations
on 2m best DX 2253km |
| People most admired in AR |
ZL2SAM John, the man that got me
through my CW |
| I'm really good at |
Making stuff |
| I'm really bad at |
Putting stuff back together once
I've taken it apart |
| Favourite music |
not opera, not rap, not hip-hop..
everything else is OK.. sorta... |
| Favourite TV show |
Last of the Summer Wine |
| Favourite food |
Burger and Chips |
| Favourite drink |
A good dark ale, preferably UK
beer, at room temperature |
| What really annoys you |
people who don't wear seatbelts and
who don't indicate.. lazy sods |
| I wish I could stop |
working so that I can play on the
radio more |
| Biggest regret |
having to work for a living |
| I hope I never have to |
give up radio |
| Smartest thing I've ever done |
get my ham ticket |
| Dumbest thing I've ever done |
wait so long to get my ham ticket |
| Best advice I've ever had |
divorce my last wife... |
| Advice to new VHF+ DX'ers |
start with homebrew antennas, get
that really big kick out of making it and working dx with it, then
researching how to make it better. |
| Future VHF DX goals |
to get a record on FM dx across the
Tasman somehow... |
| Other Hobbies/Interests |
Digi modes on 20m, Music in all
forms Cylinders, 78's, 45's 33's, tapes, CD's and DVD's. Plastic Models,
SWL, Computers, Colourising Black and White photos. Recording digital
audio of DX contacts. Flight Sims and flying the Lancaster Bomber,
Lancaster Bombers... Gramophones etc... |
