Simon Hockenhull Email & Phone Number

I had a short 6 month spell at Secure controls which involved testing and modifications to the latest generation of electric and gas meters.I have 25 years’ experience in the telecoms industry planning and faulting communication systems both on copper and fibre optic networks. I was also an accredited Health and Safety officer working for the CWU and BT.As a television video and audio equipment engineer I traced faults down to component level. I have also experience of servicing both domestic and commercial microwave ovens and with my technical background also have good background knowledge of most types of electrical appliances.I have attending an Auto Cad course being run at the CAD centre in Bristol and achieved my Level 2 CAD City and Guilds certificate.Since late 2016 I have been full time employed as a Lab Technician in the Electrical and Electronics department at the University of Bath helping and assisting students, carrying out or assisting in electronic projects plus carrying out some research. I have also been trained as a PAT testing officer to carry out safety checks on most of the departments test equipment. I have recently been nominated for the Union Health and Safety representative.I repair both old and new equipment for friends and family as a hobby. As a member of the BVWS (British Vintage Wireless Society) I join in with a lot of discussions about repair and performance of equipment , both modern and vintage on the associated web site and forum.With my experience gained as a TV/radio engineer and my hobby as a long distance broadcast listener I have gained many years of experience of radio techniques used and propagation on most of the frequencies used for broadcasting and I am a member of the BDXC. I have always been interested in the weather and have gained many years experience of studying observing and recording the weather. Keeping a daily record of general weather and compiling an annual stat.At the end of 2019 BBC Radio Bristol were discussing the number of black and white television licenses still being issued and asked if black and white televisions could work with today’s digital television. They liked my answer and came around to my house to record an interview with me and film some working black and white televisions for their web site. This was followed by a live broadcast from my small workshop which went out on BBC Points West. It was a very interesting experience and I enjoyed my 5 minutes of fame lol.I am also interested in Radio wave propagation both local and long distance

Listed skills include Network Design, Telecommunications, Broadband, Ethernet, and 10 others.