My name is Joe and my QTH is
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, UK.
I became interested in amateur
radio through my son David, now G4DJD. It was while he was trying to
get a simple crystal receiver working, that I was told by my wife
Audrey to help him.
Back then I knew practically
nothing about radio except that an aerial and an earth were needed.
So, I took the two items from our stereo radio and coupled them to
the rig. A short while later, by moving the variable capacitor, some
music came from the little speaker, and I wondered where the power
came from to make the music.
Later I learned that I was
taking the power, through from the aerial ex the transmitter of
medium wave. Hence I was hooked and decided to take the RAE and I
became G4CFO. All through a little crystal set.
My other son John was G8VKB for a short time
I have been established now from
May 1973 and I am still enjoying it.
