Fast Forward To 2025

It does seem to be a little ironic to call it a fast forward to today because obviously it took a while to get to the position I find myself in today. Originally I intended to just start listening to radio stations and duly bought what i considered to be a fairly economic solution...Badged under many manufactures this little compact unit was well reviewed.

Unit Reviewed Here

I thought that this would be my limit and was looking to just listen to radio in it's various forms from as far as the antenna could reach. Up until that point I had no interest in anything else until a friend suggested I apply for my Amateur Radio Licence. That changed everything.

In The Beginning 

Let's start at the very beginning...it's a very good place to start. I guess I first took an interest in radio when a friend talked about all the radio stations he was able to receive and it Piqued my interest. There had always been an interest in radio as i frequently listened to football commentaries although i have to confess finding them purely by accident rather than by any knowledge. 

My first radio was a battered basic unit of my fathers with the 3 bands..FM MW LW...but i eventually obtained my first SW radio 

It was truly exciting tuning in to stations in different languages and consider how far away the signal was coming from. Possibly the height of excitement was picking up "Voice Of America" then sending what was probably a very inadequate report. It took a while (years) but eventually I got a package of radio freebies. My interest stalled but radio still featured in my life