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Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 1 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...
GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 4158 Times Thanked : 350 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
Call Sign : 26-CT-3239 , Jolly Roger 272, 26-TG-987 , 26-RB-060 , 26-CO-3239 Posts : 2522 Times Thanked : 120 Join date : 2019-09-30 QTH or Location : SW London Equipment Used : Icom IC 7610, Stryker sr955hpc, Colt Excalibur SSB, President GrantII JacksonII McKinley EU, CRTSS6900N,CRTSS9900, KPO DX5000 Plus, Cobra 148 GTL-DX MK2, Cobra 2000 GTL, Zetagi B550p, Bremi BRL200, RM KL200P, KL203P, KL703, Sirio 4000, Sirio 3000 Bull, Stryker SR-A10, Antron99 Fire up , Hawkins Thunderbolt SSD58+ , Sirio 827, Heil pro micro headset, KPO NM532-KPO NM452- Astatic 575M6 Astatic D104 Silver Eagle, Delta M2 , UR6QW 8 Band eq, Uniden and AOR scanner Age : 62
Subject: Re: Hello there! Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:29 am
Hi Chris, welcome to the CTDX group 73s Steve.
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Subject: Re: Hello there! Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:30 am
Hi LeedsChris welcome have fun kev
John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4111 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Hello there! Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:43 am
Hello and welcome, Chris.
I hope you enjoy your return to the hobby.
73s John.
LeedsChris New Member
Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-04-20 QTH or Location : W Yorks Equipment Used : Grant II, Antron 99
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!
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