WELCOME TO THE WEB SITE OF

G3LDI

OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROGER J. COOKE.

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        My QTH as viewed by a pigeon                                              Sitting at my station HF postion.                Click on the images for larger picture.

 

I live in a very pretty village called Swardeston in the County of Norfolk. It is situated about 5 miles south west of the City of Norwich and has a very nice rural aspect. Swardeston also has a claim to fame in that Edith Cavell was born here. I was lucky enough to move here about 23 years ago and it was an Old Nursery, hence the name of the place. With 8 acres, I am able to utilise the space for antennas and at the same time have a nice garden.

I have two adult children; Louise lives in Broxbourne near London with my ex-wife Val, and Robert lives with his partner Yvonne in Cheshunt, close to Louise. Louise has made me a Grandad with Alexander, who is three years old now, a super little lad.

Being chronologically gifted, having reached 67, I am a retired TV/Video Technician, having spent 32 years in that industry. I am also a musician and ran my own band for around 40 years. I now spend my time writing for radio magazines, playing piano and gigging with a singer, and gardening. I enjoy chasing DX and have done ever since being licenced. I obtained my call, G3LDI, in August 1956. I have lived all my life in Norfolk, a great County, and still love it

I was classically trained on piano from the age of 6 and gained my Diploma at 17. I played in the Norfolk County Music Festivals, and then took to Dance-band music as it was known then. I played in lots of bands, joining the Mecca circuit for a few years, then ran my own band for 40 years. My music page has more details.

g3ldi2.gif (4616 bytes) Not a true likeness, but I spend a lot of time like this!!

 

   I am Chairman of the British Amateur Teledata Group and besides writing articles for Radio Magazines, I do like Data modes. My favourite is RTTY, and I was active on that mode in the 1960's with a Creed 7B, homebrew transmitter and long wire antennas. Now of course, it is possible to operate all Data modes using computer programs. I must admit it is very easy to run a RTTY contest using this method, much more relaxing than the old Machinery days, although I still remember those days with affection.

 

g3ldi.gif (27193 bytes)       Looking a bit like this nowadays!!

  I still run a Packet BBS  GB7LDI  and the UK Satellite Gateway, plus a DX Cluster GB7RDX. I hope to be on HF with Pactor II later this winter. I am a Life Member of Amsat USA, a member of Amsat UK, and used to enjoy Oscar 13, hoping that Phase IIID would replace it. I am a member of the RSGB,  Chiltern DX Club, the Norfolk Amateur Radio Club, and the GOM of Norfolk (Grumpy Old Men).

I have put some pictures of my garden and the wildlife in it, together with my antennas and some really ancient pictures that might make you smile, and some other hopefully useful items and links on other pages. If this amuses you, it pleases me!