PAUL VK5PAS.
Lives at:
5 acre property on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south-south-east of Adelaide.
Personal info:
Married to Marija VK5MAZ. Has 2 grown-up children & 2 beautiful grandchildren.
Working life:
Recently retired after 43 years in the South Australia Police Force, the majority of that time as a Detective.
When licenced:
June 2010 with Foundation call of VK5FPAS. Upgraded to Standard call of VK5PAS in June 2011.
Member of:
Other info:
holds the call of VK9PAS and has operated from Norfolk Island.
Special event calls:
Has operated under numerous special event callsigns over the years. The most recent being VI7POL where 6,200 QSOs were made in 2 weeks.
DXpeditions:
Team member of the VK5TIL Troubridge Island trip.
Team member of the VK5FIL Flinders Island trip.
WWFF/VKFF:
WWFF/VKFF stats:
Other interests in the hobby:
Enjoys working DX. Currently has worked 298 DXCC entities. Enjoys contesting. Is active in all portable aspects of the hobby.
Other hobbies:
Other than amateur radio, hobbies include driving his 1972 Valiant VH Ranger, wine collecting, 4WDing, gardening, family history, 3D printing, short wave listening. Loves travelling around Australia to obscure and remote locations and activating parks whilst there.
5 acre property on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south-south-east of Adelaide.
Personal info:
Married to Marija VK5MAZ. Has 2 grown-up children & 2 beautiful grandchildren.
Working life:
Recently retired after 43 years in the South Australia Police Force, the majority of that time as a Detective.
When licenced:
June 2010 with Foundation call of VK5FPAS. Upgraded to Standard call of VK5PAS in June 2011.
Member of:
- Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA)
- Radio Amateurs Society Australia (RASA)
- American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- 10-10 International
- Australian Radio DX Club
- Historical Radio Society of Australia
- various other amateur radio & SWL clubs
Other info:
- previously WIA Director
- previous member of WIA Awards Committee
- official card checker for ARRL awards, e.g. DXCC
- official card checker CQ Award, e.g. Worked All Zones
- former Vice President of AHARS
- Net Control Station for Australia New Zealand Africa (ANZA) DX Net
- has been interviewed on commercial radio several times about amateur radio
- has been interviewed on the QSO Today Podcast
- has received two WIA Presidents Awards
- has delivered several presentations at various Ham Conferences and Expos
- has delivered dozens of presentations to amateur radio clubs around Australia and in the USA
- has organised two amateur radio symposiums
holds the call of VK9PAS and has operated from Norfolk Island.
Special event calls:
Has operated under numerous special event callsigns over the years. The most recent being VI7POL where 6,200 QSOs were made in 2 weeks.
DXpeditions:
Team member of the VK5TIL Troubridge Island trip.
Team member of the VK5FIL Flinders Island trip.
WWFF/VKFF:
- since the inception of the VKFF program in 2013, has been the VKFF National Co-Ordinator
- previously held the role of International Chairperson of WWFF
- Is a WWFF Forum Moderator
- is the National Co-Ordinator of the ZLFF New Zealand program
- has operated from Belgium and Germany in WWFF parks and SOTA peaks as ON4IPA
- was awarded the inaugural WWFF Certificate of Excellence
WWFF/VKFF stats:
- 2,679 WWFF references worked in 63 different DXCC entities
- 2,086 of those are VKFF, the remainder from overseas
- 590 WWFF reference areas activated
- VKFF Hunter Honour Roll 2,075 issued
- VKFF Activator Honour Roll 575 issued
- 2,306 Park to Park contacts
Other interests in the hobby:
Enjoys working DX. Currently has worked 298 DXCC entities. Enjoys contesting. Is active in all portable aspects of the hobby.
Other hobbies:
Other than amateur radio, hobbies include driving his 1972 Valiant VH Ranger, wine collecting, 4WDing, gardening, family history, 3D printing, short wave listening. Loves travelling around Australia to obscure and remote locations and activating parks whilst there.