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Posts : 3 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-20 QTH or Location : W Yorks Equipment Used : Grant II, Antron 99
Subject: Hello there! Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:39 pm
Hi all, greetings from sunny Yorkshire. Now the pubs are all closed I have a surplus of time/money that needs redirection, so what a good chance to relight the old radio bug that has been dormant for many years. I haven't been on-air for 20/30 years (maybe longer, my memory is shafted) when I had a very tidy Stalker 9FDX and enjoyed both sides of the hobby, meaning UK FM and the 11m SSB DX. Never been into Ham but the older I get the more it appeals, so maybe one day...
Fast-forward to about 2016 (based on email history, NOT memory) and I thought it would be fun to put a radio in my camper van, so picked up a brand new Grant II and a Tank Whip for static use in whichever pub carpark would have me. I went for the Grant to keep my 10m options open if I ever do get a licence, but realistically I was hoping to find the UK/EU activity would be high enough to justify the leap-in-the dark of shelling out on the new kit.
Major disappointment all round, barely anything to hear at all, let alone have a talk back at, lol. Not that I gave it a grand attempt to be fair, the old camper van hardly ever came out to play and the radio only got an hour or two of attention for a couple of times a year. At this stage, the most fun I've had with the radio is modding it for full coverage, not actually comunicating with anyone, lol.
Jump forward again and the camper is sold-on, and the radio is back in the box. I'm going to set it up in the garage and try to give it a better shot this time, as a base station instead. The tank whip can stay on the shelf though, we'll try to improve on that. Wish me luck...
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 1489 Times Thanked : 121 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : London Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 55
Call Sign : 26-CT-4397 Posts : 8 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-20 QTH or Location : Grimsby England Equipment Used : CRT SS7900 main rig crt Millenium mill also A Midland38 with power mic Age : 63
Subject: Re: Hello there! Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:30 am
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 688 Times Thanked : 14 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 46
Subject: Re: Hello there! Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:43 am
Hey cheers Gary, Steve, Kev, John. A good mix of Norf n Sarf there. I might make Leeds to Grimsby on a good clear night, we'll have to give it a bash when the antenna goes up. Should be here tomorra but I have to figure out the mounting pole yet. Ciao!
Call Sign : 26-CT-4397 Posts : 8 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-20 QTH or Location : Grimsby England Equipment Used : CRT SS7900 main rig crt Millenium mill also A Midland38 with power mic Age : 63
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