Name: David Aslin
Call: G3WGN
Nationality: British
T32C Responsibilities: Team member
DXpedition Experience:
Team:
K6L/K6C (Lake & Colusa Counties expedition for California QSO Party) http://tinyurl.com/328b6gb
One-man:
SV/G3WGN (EU-072 Northern Sporades)
TK/G3WGN (EU-014/ EU-164 Corsica and Lavezzi)
Contest operations:
As WJ6O:
Team member at K6IDX CW & SSB CQWW, CQWW WPX, ARRL DX, Sweepstakes 2002-2010 - many top 10 scores from Brad’s fine station!
Team member at WC6H CQWW WPX SSB Multi-multi 2007-2010 5th North America; top 20 World
Guest operator at W6YX, N6RO Multi-multis CW & SSB
Team member at W1AW/6 IARU HQ Station
As G3WGN:
80m operator at M6T CQWW SSB Multi-multi EU record holder
Several EU top 10 scores 80m single band 1995 -1999
Co-founder, team member at Maidenhead Contest Group. CQ WPX SSB 1975 was first contest use of a GB call – GB3MCG 4th Worldwide multi-multi
Achievements:
NCCC ‘Highly Motivated Operator’ award
KB-2000 award from NCCC and multiple Clean Sweeps in ARRL Sweepstakes CW & SSB 2001-2009
Other Calls:
WJ6O
GW3WGN
Club Memberships:
CDXC, NCCC, ARRL, RSGB, GQRP, CWops
About Dave:
Fascinated by radio at the age of 11 when introduced by a school friend with an HRO to the delights of SWL, Dave served his time as an SWL until old enough (16 in those days) to qualify for a UK licence – G3WGN arrived in March 1967. Several years of 160m CW & AM operation followed until college, work and family slowed radio activities, except for field days and occasional contesting at G3SSO/GB3MCG.
The bug bit hard again in the 90s and a competitive 80m station was built in the Herefordshire countryside which gave immense low band DX pleasure and some satisfying contest scores. In 2000 that came to an end with a move to Silicon Valley where he was warmly welcomed by the NCCC community. Ham radio and contesting stepped up another gear as WJ6O – and the chance to operate at many of the best DX and contest stations in Northern California. Hired gun became a way of life!
Primary interests are station building, CW DXing and contesting, but I’m not averse to SSB once in a while.
Professionally David has created and run multiple high-tech businesses and now mentors entrepreneurs in startup companies on both sides of the pond. See
He and his wife spent 10 delightful years in California, but are now back in Europe. The search is on for a location to build a competitive station.
