My interest in Radio started during the Summer of 1981. My then step-father was a lorry driver and had an AM CB Radio . Inevitably when CB Radio was legalised using the FM mode, on 2nd November 1981, as a family we had a brand new CB at home, and the legendary K40 antenna.
I used CB Radio regularly for the following 10 years, then in 1991 I decided to attend the local college for the RAE course. I passed in 1992 and was allocated the callsign, G7MVD. I quickly studied morse code and with the help of many people I passed the 12 wpm Morse test and gained the callsign, G0TMP.
Besides the City & Guilds Radio Amateur Exam I also achieved awards in Electronic Servicing from the same institute after attending Stroud College full-time circa 1993, something of which I am very proud of. However, I did not change my career path to Electronics, I went back into Engineering (mechanical).
On and off since 1999 I have been self-employed in the IT industry (web) initially running my own e-commerce store selling table-top wargames miniatures and hobby related products. Knowledge gained during a 6 year period enabled me to help numerous friends and former fellow traders set up their own websites.
In 2013 I helped my son set up a Web Development and Hosting company of which due to recent ill health I am now a former director.
Sept ’20: I am proud to announce that my son’s company will shortly complete a new website for Nevada Radio.