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 UK Foundation Licence May 2017 (as M6WGH), Intermediate licence August 2019 - many thanks to Phil (F5FCH) for persuading me to get my licence and to Wythall Amateur Radio Club for providing excellent traing. I was previously a SWL - I started listening to the HF bands in the mid 1960s, initially with an AR88D receiver. In later times my SWL ID was: MA3098SWL. 

I'm mainly on 17m / 20m using JT9 / JT65 / FT4 / FT8 modes on a Yaesu FT-991A,  I also use PSK and JS8 on 20m / 40m. I have made a small number of contacts using RTTY and SSTV.  For antenna, I mainly use attic mounted dipoles - I have fan dipoles for 10m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m and 30m. I also use a MFJ-933 loop tuner and have a copper loop covering 40m - I tried a loop for 80m using the outer braid of 19m of RG213 coaxial cable, but this was only making "local" contacts and has now been taken down. 6m is covered by a Comet CA-52HB2 antenna.

(For SWL purposes, I use an Elad FDM-DUOr receiver and a Wellbrook ALA1530 LNP magnetic loop antenna.)

I prefer to routinely QSL via eQSL, but also send out a number of direct and Bureau QSLs. A "paper" QSL sent directly to me will be replied to with a "paper" QSL (a self-addressed envelope would be appreciated to prevent address errors). I will reply via the RSGB Bureau to any Bureau cards I receive. - Sorry, I do not use LOTW.

My QSOs are logged on QRZ.com and HRDLOG.net (usually within a couple of days of the contact).