My shack has been rebuilt, on our small holding up a mountain in North Wales 550 ft above sea level. For the first time, space is not an issue any more.
At present my main rig is a Yaesu FT847
running 50 watts on 2mtrs and 70cms, 100 watts on 6mtrs into a Moonraker SQBM1000P, and 100 watts on HF into a G5RV or a Diamond BB7V. I also have a
Kenwood TR7800 2mtrs running 25 watts as a back-up. Mobile operation is by way of a Yaesu FT7800E running 50 watts in each of the vehicles to
a ¼ wave mounted on the roof, and a Alinco DJ-V17e FM 2mtrs Hand Held Transceiver running about 4.5 Watts, with a Icom IC-4GE for 70cms operations.
Another interest is Microwaves. Although I do not have any equipment for the microwave bands myself, together with Peter Horbaczewskyj,
G4ZXO and Jim Gale, G4WYJ, I form part of the microwave team, operating 3cm & 6cm under the call of Peter Horbaczewskyj G4ZXO. Each
month, between May and October, we spent a day on the South Downs at Ditchling Beacon, near Brighton, Sussex (UK) working the microwave accumulatives
contest.
I was a member of the South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) Crewe.
I have been a member of the Wimbledon and District Amateur Radio Society
since 1989, and have served on the committee for many years.
From the club we support many radio based activites.
We hold a summer radio camp at Crossways Farm, Reigate, Surrey UK, where all are welcome. We operate as many bands, as equipment allows,
for about a week in July each year. Details are available from the club, via the club web site.