Been an Amateur Radio Operator since 1986. First call was VE3OVY. Lived in New Zealand from 1996 - 2004 and was ZL1OVY. In January 2004, moved to Victoria BC Canada and my new callsign is now VE7OVY. Celebrating 20yrs of being a ham, i was issued a 2-letter call, VA7FE. I honour my Grandfather Jasper, VE3FE (SK) by having the same suffix as he did. Since i was adopted at birth, i never new my biological grandfather was a ham. It was only after being reunited with my biological family in 1999 that i discovered i have ham radio in my blood!
My interests within ham radio include:
* Making world-wide contacts via HF (short-wave) radio - rag-chewing & DX contacts.
* Satellite, weak signal VHF/UHF SSB contacts.
* APRS (Automatic Packet Radio System). Tracking my vehicle - click HERE Watching my weather station
* Vintage Radios: Some of my radios are older than me! Just love the smell of dust on the tubes as they heat up!
Check out my SHACK CAM! If I’m in the radio shack (weekends 9-11pm) you will see a pic (updated every minute).
Kevin’s Ham Radio Page
VE3OVY - my first ham shack in Cambridge Ont. TS-130, TR-9130, TC-70 ATV transceiver.
ZL1OVY- Papakura New Zealand Rigs: Collins KWM2 & other vintage military gear 1998
Playing with my FT817. Won this is a contest! This rig goes camping and other outings!
Torbay New Zealand: An RCA AR-88 and grandpa’s KWM2000
Michael ZL1ABS visits my shack in Victoria July ‘05
On my 40th birthday my bio-mom surprised me and flew to NZ to give me her Dad’s radio as a heirloom!
This was VE3FE (SK), my grandfather at his ham radio station in Aug, 1979
The next ham in the family? Rebecca ‘broadcasts’ her computer-song on the house intercom
Age 7 - Rebecca is a ham with the walkie talkies!
2007 Hamshack - rig on right is my new FTDX 9000C - beauty!
Position #2 in my shack; Flexradio SDR5000A, ICOM IC-910, and a JRC NRD-545 Receiver
