My name is John. I passed my Foundation examination on 6th December 2024. I live in a small hamlet called Palms Hill, located just outside Wem in North Shropshire. We are about 12 minutes drive from the Wales border. My wife and I purchased our cottage in 2023. While it’s still very much a work in progress, we absolutely love it. Living in such a rural area also allows me the freedom to set up antennae without any concerns about disturbing others.
My Product Reviews - Update My Product Reviews
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Notes/Review | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessory | MYDEL | Ham Shack Clock v2.0 | Given to me as a present. The (green) clock works great and keeps good time. Causes no RF problems, unlike other clocks on the market. | ★★★★★ |
| Logging software | STATION MASTER | Station Master PRO | I have used this software for quite some time. It is the best logger that I have used so far. New features are being added all the time. | ★★★★★ |
| Antenna | DIAMOND | HF‑20FX | A mobile 20m antenna. Bought new in 2026. Very easy to tune. First use generated a contact into the USA from the car. | ★★★★★ |
| Antenna | SIRIO | Turbo 3000PL | Bought new in 2025. I bought it for 10m, but found the antenna would not tune for the 10m band, but did tune for some parts of the CB radio band. | ★★★★★ |
| Antenna | COMET | CA-2X4SR | Bought new in December 2024. Works well on the car. Does struggle a little to maintain a contact when the car is being driven. But, a nice size for the car, avoiding an antenna that stands out. | ★★★★★ |
| Antenna | SHARMAN | X-510 | Bought new in 2025. Useless antenna, a grub screw was missing from the package and would not tune to 2m whatever I tried. Gave up with it in the end, I should have returned it to the supplier. | ★★★★★ |
| Antenna | SIGMA EURO-COMM | Magitenna | Bought in 2025 for use on POTA Parks On The Air activations. I no longer use it, only because of trying to find suitable anchor points when out in the field, but during its use it performed very well. | ★★★★★ |
| Headset | HEIL | Pro 7 | Bought new in 2025. Comfortable to wear, and consistently receive superb audio reports from other operators. | ★★★★★ |
| Website | QRZ.COM | QRZ Global Callsign Database | I use QRZ as my main database for amateur radio contacts. I subscribe to their XML Logbook Data which gives real time callsign lookups to most logging programs. It also provides the ability to upload/download log files to the QRZ Online Logbook. | ★★★★★ |
| Antenna analyzer | RIGEXPERT | AA-650 Zoom | Bought new in 2025. Rugged and portable, a versatile tool for amateur radio RF work. I would not be without it. | ★★★★★ |
| Other | HEIL | FS‑3 Footswitch | Bought new in 2025. Used in conjunction with my Heil Pro 7 headset. Works superb. | ★★★★★ |
| Tv/monitor | PHILIPS | 345B | Bought new in 2025. Great widescreen monitor that is easy on the eyes. | ★★★★★ |
| Feeder/coax | MESSI & PAOLONI | Ultraflex 10 | I use this coaxial cable for HF work at home. Appears to perform great. | ★★★★★ |
| Power supply | MYDEL | MP-50SWIII | Bought new 2025. Been a faultless power supply. It is mainly used to power a Yaesu FT-847 at home. | ★★★★★ |
| Radio | ANYTONE | AT-778 | Bought new in 2025. Use it in the car. Great little budget FM only 2m/70cm radio. Can get quite warm on full power, but it has never let me down. | ★★★★★ |
| Radio | PRESIDENT | McKinley EU | Not used this radio much since I bought it. Seemed to perform well. After not using it for a while it is necessary to open up the manual to remember what buttons do what. | ★★★★★ |
| Radio | YAESU | FT-450D | Bought in 2021, but no longer owned. A superb first radio for someone starting out with their licence. The fact it has a very capable ATU is a real bonus. This radio gave me amazing results on 11m which is what it was bought for at the time. | ★★★★★ |
| Radio | YAESU | FT-847 | Bought used from a radio club in 2025 for the bargain price of £280. Superb condition. I use this radio mainly for 2m in the house, and various outside activations on HF bands. The only negative comments I would add are that the rear cooling fan can be heard running, and it consumes a lot of supply power, which is a consideration when undertaking portable operations. | ★★★★★ |
| Radio | YAESU | FTDX5000MPL | Bought used in 2025. An absolutely superb radio, I do not know what I would do without it. | ★★★★★ |
| Tuner | MFJ | MFJ-941E | Bought new in December 2024. The tuner seems to work well. I have used it mainly on POTA Parks On The Air activations, and so far it has not failed to tune anything thrown at it. | ★★★★★ |
| Website | PARKS ON THE AIR, INC. | Parks on the Air (POTA) | I thoroughly enjoy Parks on the Air (POTA) because it combines my love of amateur radio with the outdoors in beautiful locations, chasing signals, and turning every activation into a mini adventure. I also enjoy chasing the various Hunter and Activator awards they have to offer. | ★★★★★ |
| Website | MANUEL KASPER (HB9DQM) | HamAlert | I use the small software program to alert me to specified operators who might be spotted on certain bands or modes. It is a great tool that automatically lets me know, for example, when other POTA operators are live on air. | ★★★★★ |
| Website | IAN RENTON (M0TRT) | FieldSpotter.radio | I have found this website to be an excellent one stop shop method of finding multiple operators within programs such as POTA, BOTA and SOTA. The results are displayed on a worldwide map, and the operating details for each operator is shown. Website: https://fieldspotter.radio/ | ★★★★★ |
| Website | IAN RENTON (M0TRT) | New Park Finder (POTA) | I find the POTA New Park Finder by Ian Renton's (MØTRT) web‑based map tool for Parks on the Air (POTA) a super tool for finding new parks for me to activate, the parks which others haven’t activated yet, helping me to plan my new activations. Website: https://newparks.m0trt.radio/ | ★★★★★ |
M7JCZ's Location
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QSOs Logged by M7JCZ (most recent 10)
| Time (utc) | Info | DE | DX | Freq (MHz) | Band | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 15:43 | M7JCZ | G7RPG | 7.1700 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-05-25 15:15 | M7JCZ | M9IOC | 7.1750 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-05-25 13:27 | M7JCZ | G2DX | 7.1940 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-05-25 13:24 | M7JCZ | M0WMB | 7.1100 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-05-25 12:39 | M7JCZ | MW0LPU | 7.0980 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-05-24 16:23 | M7JCZ | DF2GN | 28.4440 | 10m | SSB/USB | |
| 2026-05-24 16:04 | M7JCZ | DA2DH | 14.2830 | 20m | SSB/USB | |
| 2026-05-24 15:59 | M7JCZ | SQ4DX | 14.3060 | 20m | SSB/USB | |
| 2026-05-24 15:50 | M7JCZ | M9IOC | 7.1170 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-05-24 14:12 | M7JCZ | M8HPI | 7.1310 | 40m | SSB/LSB |
QSOs Logged by others (most recent 10)
| Time (utc) | Info | DE | DX | Freq (MHz) | Band | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 14:45 | MM7JNT | M7JCZ | 7.1440 | 40m | SSB | |
| 2026-05-04 15:43 | EI5LK | M7JCZ | 7.1690 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-04-10 18:22 | G0AGT | M7JCZ | 7.1810 | 40m | SSB | |
| 2026-04-10 14:13 | G6AD | M7JCZ | 7.1380 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-04-10 14:07 | PD3RL | M7JCZ | 7.1380 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-04-10 14:03 | M1AOB | M7JCZ | 7.1380 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-03-09 16:34 | M0DCX | M7JCZ | 7.1490 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-02-20 12:26 | MM7JNT | M7JCZ | 7.1440 | 40m | SSB | |
| 2026-02-16 17:19 | M0DCX | M7JCZ | 7.1580 | 40m | SSB/LSB | |
| 2026-01-31 17:34 | VE9CF | M7JCZ | 21.2930 | 15M | SSB |
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