UK · Amateur radio · Web & servers
I build websites, keep Linux boxes online, and run analogue radio gateways that plug people into wider networks.
About
I’m Jack — Intermediate licensee M9JAK, web developer, and the person behind the servers for RadioForUs. Tom runs the channel; I keep the site, SSL, deployments, propagation tools, and MultiMode hub standing when people land from YouTube or Discord.
Outside radio I’m into drumming, electronics, and the backend side of the web — PHP, databases, Linux, and the boring ops work that makes public projects feel solid. I started learning HTML with help from @nafaneel, who also helped me get into the hobby properly.
Experience
London area · Hybrid
Building and managing the personal site for novelist John Kinski — author of Theatrecy and Tottenham Boys. Visual web development, layout, and ongoing updates.
johnkinski.comLuton · On-site
Placement learning about and servicing industrial machines — electrical engineering and administration on the shop floor.
UK amateur radio YouTube channel
Built and run radioforus.co.uk — servers, SSL, deployments, MultiMode hub docs, and the propagation Chrome extension — so the community has a stable door when they arrive from the channel or Discord.
Projects
Real systems people use, not just demo repos.
Website · Servers · Community
Custom site for the RadioForUs YouTube channel — latest videos, MultiMode hub (DMR / FM / XLX448), propagation tools, and the ops glue behind the scenes. Built with PHP, databases, and the YouTube Data API.
RF · AllStar · Hardware
Leighton Buzzard AllStar simplex gateway on 430.025 MHz — Motorola GM1280 and a Raspberry Pi 4 (kindly provided by G7HMV) bridging traditional FM into online networks like FreeSTAR.
PBX · Experimentation
Test hub for bringing up AllStar nodes before they join wider networks such as FreeSTAR — Asterisk, Linux, and the kind of config work you only learn by breaking things carefully.
Author site · Freelance
Personal portfolio for novelist John Kinski — home for Theatrecy and Tottenham Boys, designed and maintained as an ongoing freelance engagement.
Chrome extension
Chrome extension that puts RadioForUs’s propagation dashboard one click away — band conditions without digging through bookmarks.
Education
Secondary education with growing focus on web tech — HTML, CSS, and related skills.
Wrote about cybersecurity and how hard security shapes large-scale businesses and enterprises.
Licences & awards
Radio Society of Great Britain · ID 0-29994 · Amateur radio & communication
Radio Society of Great Britain · ID 0-26985
Delivered by Springpod · Credential ID xxl1ygswx41s · Cybersecurity
Trinity College London · ID 501/0081/6 · Performing arts
RSL Awards · ID 767188
RSL Awards · ID 649935
RSL Awards · ID 603285
Contact
RadioForUs, web work, AllStar / Linux questions, or just saying hello — email is best.
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