Welcome to the Bob Cox, G4AEL, amateur radio page.
I received my licence as G4AEL on April 21st 1971. I was aged 16 and came on the air the same day using an AR88D receiver and a homemade transmitter on 160m (1.8MHz). I had built the tx as soon as I had passed the morse test (taken at the Post Office radio station at Highbridge, Somerset). If I remember correctly it used an EF91 VFO, EF91 buffer and 6BW6 PA.
I am rather proud of this QSL card. It was my first 160m contact across the "pond" and it was with the late Stewart Perry, W1BB, many years ago (as you will see if you click for larger images):
On the left below was my shack in 1972 and on the right the owner of one of the biggest signals on Topband - John Weston, G3LYW. This photo also dates from around 1972/1973. Again, click for larger images.
Amateur Radio in Bristol
Here is a photo taken at the 1971 or 1972 Longleat rally. G3LYW is second from left.
Here is a link to some more up to date pictures taken at Longleat 2001.
There are several clubs and groups which meet in and around Bristol. These include:
Amateur Radio in the UK
To find out about Amateur Radio in general try visiting a club or society near where you live. Additionally, you will find useful information from the national society, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).
To get an idea of current equipment prices, here are some examples at the Waters and Stanton website.
Amateur Radio World Wide
Of interest to all, although it is a US national society, is The Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL). An useful site is QRZ - look up callsigns, clubs, equipment modifications and more.
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