I was first licensed in May 1982 at the age of 17 as G6HRV. After months of practice I passed my morse test at Portishead Radio (GKA) and received the callsign G4RQI in December the same year. I have the late George Gunnell G3AVV to thank for teaching me morse and I have used it ever since.

The photograph for my main QSL card was taken from Langdale Pikes in October 1994 while on a walking/camping weekend in the Lake District National Park. The other photos were taken during National Field Day 2009 when John G4RCG and I operated under the call M0SCC/P.

My main equipment comprises of a Ten-Tec Omni VII, an Acom 1010 and a USB Winkeyer. I like to try different antennas but for the last few years I have been using an Inverted L on 40m during the winter months , a Moxon rectangle at 25ft for 10m and an assortment of dipoles for the other bands. During the summer months I like to operate portable so you might hear me during one of the RSGB's Backpacker events on 2m.

In June '11 I finally finished building an OZ2M transverter for the 4m band. I am using a FT897 to drive the transverter and a GH Engineering linear amplifier increases the output from 100mw to 25W. The antenna is a 3ele Yagi designed by DK7ZB mounted 8m above the ground, see Nuxcom for antenna parts. Using the above setup I've been making meteor scatter contacts during the Perseids using FSK441 as well as QSO's via Sporadic E. I've started to populate a google map of 4m stations I have worked on SSB/CW/FSK441.

I don't use eQSL but as of September 2006 I have been uploading my log to the ARRL's Log Book of the World (LoTW) site. QSL cards are okay direct using my address on QRZ.COM or via the bureau.