Welcome to the home of M0KCL

Thanks for visiting my site. I'm Mike and I'm a UK radio amateur at Full level.

This site is for information on my setup and my journey as I move from full licence exam passee to experienced radio amateur.

23/09/24 - Foundation M7KCH

17/10/24 - Intermediate 2E0KCH

29/11/24 - Full M0KCL

CALLSIGN

M0KCL

DMR ID

2357133

LOCATION

IO90gx

My HF radio is an Icom IC-7300 with external ATU and random wire end-fed at the moment, with 9:1 unun. My VHF/UHF radio is a Yaesu FTM-500D, and I have two hotspots, one for DMR and one for YSF.
I have a collection of handhelds also. I've fitted BNC connectors onto the units I use mobile.
In the car I have 3D-printed a Klickfast dock and also klickfast buttons on my mobile-use HTs (ID-52, D878 and FT-70D) so I can drop them safely into a dock on the dashboard.
I have a magmount dual band antenna for the car as it's not mine to fix anything to permanently!

I'm currently a member of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)

I bought the Foundation Licence Manual from RSGB but didn't actually need it. However, I purchased the Intermediate Licence Manual and found it to be a valuable training tool. Since booking my intermediate exam, which I passed (17/10/24), I also ordered the Full manual and enrolled on the full training course with OARC. I got through the exam first time on 29/11/24!