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Official RSGB IOTA Checkpoint West Pacific Area

SHIRE AWARD HUNTERS# BERRIGAN SHIRENSW "BN2"

"THE KOOKABURRA KID"

PLEASE NOTE if you QSL Direct please2 Green Stampsor One New IRC the local postage here is International $2.10, I QSL 100%, EQSL is ok for AG Members only.

Hi, That's me holding the Premiership Cup 2007 for the Geelong Football Club,go Cat's, what an Honour,I arrived in Australia in 1967 from England/South Africa, This is the first time I have ever seen my footy Club the Cat's win the Premiership, I have been licensed for over 30+years, previous call signs VK3NFP/VK4NFP/VK3JHE/VK3ACC/M0DVA And now current VK2RO and also VK3BS.

I have raised 10 children, 9 boys and 1 girl, I have6 grandchildren, I am currently 59 yrs of age in the year 2010, I am married, my wifes name is Susan,She is a real Darling, and she loves my hobby, it keeps me home, I was born in England,Sutton Coldfield in the Midlands. I lived in South Africa for some time during my younger days, I then returned to England and then travelled out to Australia via the Persian Gulf,Ceylon,Singapore,Darwin at the age of 15 years, prior to that I had travelled most of the world, my Father was a consulting Ship's Engineer which took me everywhere.

I now live on a Rural property in Southern New South Wales, approx 700kms S/W of Sydney, we are located on the Newell Highway which takes you to Brisbane from Melbourne.Melbourne is approx 4.0 hrs South of where i live.

I have a very comprehensive array of equipment and antennas, I work 2/70 and 1296mhzwith my ICOM IC-910H into my 2 egg beater antennas for satellite operation,my 40 Mtr antenna is 3 element monoband beam, driven by a Yaesu FT-1000MP-MK-V Marshall MXL Microphone fed into a Behringer Ultra Voice Pro,Ameritron AL-811A Amplifier, 20mtr set up is as follows,Yaesu FT2000 with a Heil PR40 microphone fed into Alto Mic Pre Amp into a W2IHY EQ & EQ Plus, a Yaesu vl-1000 Quadra Linear Amp approx 400watts into a 6 element Telrex Beam, 10db of forward gain.My Mobile Home set up isHy Q Antenna5/80Verticaland the YaesuFT-450 Radio With the HeilDual Microphone fed into a RM BLA300 Amplfier, My 80m set up, Yaesu FT1000MP MKv fed into a Marshall Microphone andBehringer Ultragain MIC200 into the Behringer DEQ2496 Proccessorand the Double Extended Zepp Antenna approx 600+ft of wire.

My Mobile set up is the Kenwood TM-D700 and theIcom IC7000 With the HI-Q 6/160 Antenna with a RM Amplifier 250watts power, go mobile its a lot of fun.

My portable setup at Euston NSW is the FT1000MP MK-V 100watts into the HI-Q 5/80 mobile antenna sitting on the roof of the car port

Awards: Life Member RAOTC #1255, WAC, WIA DXCC #533, ARRL DXCC#34,392, WAS #52,207, WAP #150, JCC #2,373,ADXA #3,277, WAJA #2,020, WAS#863HHH Net, WPX #2,984, IARU Region 1 #6,847, IARU Region2 #03,IARU Region3#56, EWWA Award #325 , WAZ #5080, IOTA 100 #2965, CCC#88, CQ DX FIELD Award #65, W.A.C.A #139,CEA #222, WAE#1334

Local Weather data at VK2RO Tocumwal http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR493.shtml

See if I am APRS Mobile VK2RO-9 You will need to refresh the map for current information Find VK2RO/M

Local WeatherStorm Tacker NSW/ACT http://www.countryenergy.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/CEL/ce/others/weather/stormtracker2

My Favorite 40m Net, the HHH Net http://www.hhhnet.net/

Australia Media News http://www.news.com.au/

Latest Solar Cycle Information http://www.solarcycle24.com/

Current Australian Local Time/Zone http://24timezones.com/au_map/australia_time.htm

"A VERSION OF THE KOOKABURRA SONG"

Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree Merry,merry king of the bush is he. Laugh Kookaburra, Laugh Kookaburra Great your life must be.

Kookaburra sits in an oldgum tree. Eating all the gumdrops he can see. Stop Kookaburra, Stop Kookaburra Save some there for me!

Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree, Counting all the monkeys he can see. Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra, That's not a monkey, that's me!

Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail Gets a boo-boo in his tail Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, Kookaburra! Oh how life can be!

Kookaburra sits on the electric wire, Jumping up and down with his pants on fire, Ouch, Kookaburra, ouch, Kookaburra, Hot your tail must be.

73s For Now