Ed Durrant DD5LP
Ed Durrant - DD5LP
Ed Durrant is a well-traveled Amateur / Ham Radio operator originally hailing from Yorkshire England.
Originally licenced as G8GLM, Ed re-joined the hobby in Australia where he was licenced as VK2ARE (Amateur Radio Enthusiast), replacing with VK2JI.
Ed enjoys Summits of the Air (SOTA) and is a proactive chaser and activator.
In 2013, whilst in Australia, Ed organised and ran the first and so far only Contest University in Australia.
Ed returned to his wife’s homeland of Germany, and now operates using the callsign DD5LP
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As many of you know, I am a bit of an Amateur Radio podcast fan. Each week I listen to around a dozen as well as hosting & publishing three created by other people, myself. I'm also involved with creating or validating content for a few podcasts and in the meantime small, run by radio amateurs, (legal) short wave AM radio stations as well.
Through all of this, I hear some repeated concerns on several of the podcasts/radio shows. One of these concerns is that new amateurs who have just got their entry-level licence (whether that be Technician, Foundation or Novice depending upon which country they are in), have bought or been given a VHF/UHF Handy Talkie and then get left alone and after a while, as the level of activity on the local repeater is low, get fed up with the hobby and look for another pursuit.