Start-up technique reported here relies on a double mode conversion (MC) for electron Bernstein wave (EBW) excitation. It consists of MC of the ordinary (0) mode, entering the plasma from the low field side of the tokamak, into the extraordinary (X) mode at a mirror-polarizer located at the high field side. The X mode propagates back to the plasma, passes through electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) and experiences a subsequent X to EBW MC near the upper hybrid resonance (UHR). Finally the excited EBW mode is totally absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR. The absorption of EBW remai ns high even i n cold rarefied plasmas. Furthermore, EBW can generate significant plasma current giving the prospect of a ftllly solenoid-free plasma start-up. Fi rst experi ments using this scheme were carried out on MAST [!]. Plasma currents up to 33 kA have been achieved using 28 GHz 1 OOkW 90ms RF pulses . Recently experimental results were extended to longer RF pulses showing further increase of plasma currents gen.:rated by R F power alone . A fl'Cord current of 73kA has been achieved with 450ms RF pulse of similar power. The current drive enhancement was mainly achieved due to RF pul s e C . l(tension and further optimisation of the start-up scenario.