About Me

Okay so what can I say, Invented in the 1950’s in Romford (then Essex), went to school at Bishop Ward Dagenham, Left school in 1972 and went to work in London for an advertising agency

Footballing Years

Played football for many teams right up to the age of 47 when I thought okay I can’t be doing with this anymore, Rain, Wind, Snow, Ice, thunderstorms I’ve played in them all. Wow, scored loads of goals and many Hat Tricks too in fact football completely dominated my life in one way or another which is kinda sad, amazing really, you don’t realise these things until much later in life.

Getting into Radio

Ever since the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 I have enjoyed anything to do with radio, then I was given a shortwave radio at the age of Fourteen, really liked listening to all sorts of things from many different countries at various times. To be able to contact people from other countries is something I have always wanted to do, I did well with my CB I made a contact 3 miles away (wow, wonders will never cease). Followed Amateur Radio possibly since then but because of the Morse test I never bothered to take it up until I was nearly 60, what a waste of 46 years. In 2016 I saw a video of a show called TX Factor, episode 9 featuring Essex Ham.

Licencing

I sat the Essex Ham’s Online Foundation course on the run up to the Classroom Course at Chelmsford Amateur Radio Club, then on 23rd February 2017 I passed The Foundation. Later that year I sat a Three day intensive course at ML&S for the Intermediate Licence, Passed 18th November 2017.