Started 1960 as a German SWL with the callsign DE-A-00313.

My first rig was a homebrew 0-V-2, a NOGOTON 2m receiver and a Körting KST (HRO) shortwave receiver.

After i got my license 1963 i made my first shortwave contacts 1964 with a homebrew shortwave transmitter based on the famous GELOSO VFO.

For 2m i was building a receiver with Semco-Lausen modules and a transmitter with the QQE03/12.

Sorry - not a lot of snapshots survived since 1960.........

Homemade receiver with Semco-Lausen modules:

MB22 2m->10m Converter

MB102 10m IF module

On shortwave next follows the complete Heathkit line:

HW101, SB101, SB102, SB649, SB200,....:

On 2m next follows a Braun SE600, the best 2m transceiver at this time.

Used it also long time in my car with a HB9CV on 2m as DJ9EV/m.