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Homepage of
Manx Radio Amateur
Martin & Julie
GD7JWR &
MD3MXU
Above, is our
QSL card showing the Great Laxey
Wheel built in built in 1854 to pump water from the workings of the Great Laxey Mining Company. The wheel was then
named Lady Isabella" in honour of the Governor's wife of that period.
This great work of engineering can still be seen working today and acts as a
monument to the mining history of the Isle of Man. GD7JWR & MD3MXU (xyl) are located just beyond the tree line above the wheel.
The Isle of Man is located in the Irish Sea between
the
For DXCC Awards the
Over the years the main source of income for the
economy has varied but the
Amateur Radio on the Island, there is a few hundred
stations on the Island but only a few with good QTH’s
for radio so the GD call sign has become a sort after location for DX, IOTA or
just to say you have spoken to.
GD7JWR main station location Details.
Grid
IO74TF
CQ Zone 14
Radio. Yaesu
FT-920 & FT-847
IOTA EU-116
Power 100w
ITU ZONE 27 Antenna
Hustler 6 Band Vertical, Home Brew Windom cut for 80m Extended Double Zepp Home Brew cut for 17m
Height
approx 700ft ABSL
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