Ray Oliver, G3NDS

G3NDS/MM Sailing Round the UK for Charity

A British radio amateur is sailing around the UK in a bid to raise money for charity.

Ray Oliver, G3NDS, plans to sail round the UK for charity, operating /MM from his yacht Christine-Marie.

He set sail from Lymington at the end of April and has now crossed the Thames to Shotley Marina, Harwich. During the next week Ray plans to cruise some of the East Coast rivers to his next major port of call at Lowestoft.

Ray is operating an Icom IC706Mk2G with remote AH3 auto ATU that end feeds a 40 ft wire, sloping from the stern of the vessel to the top of the mast. He's mainly been operating on 80m SSB with some activity on top band, but will also operate on other bands and on CW from time to time.

Details of how his cruise came about, the charities he's supporting and his progress to date can be found on his web site via the link below. Ray says that he will be sending a special QSL card to stations contacted that gives a summary of his challenge.

Ray is also looking for crew to join him on legs of the passage, if anyone would like to crew or operate /MM

Visit Ray's website to see how he's progressing on his Round UK Cruise for Charity. www.roundukcruise.org.uk

Our thanks to Practical Wireless editor Rob Mannion G3XFD for alerting us to this item