G8NUP here inactive for many years having been Class B working 2m. Played with all sorts of valve kit from early youth at school. I could not master morse as I have no sense of rhythm so could not get past about 8WPM. I applied a couple of years ago to get my call sign back and purchased a fancy all singing and dancing HF transceiver which will run up to 100W. Inverted V in the loft cut for 20m so not great but have worked all over Europe and the odd contact in the USA even under the current poor propagation conitions. Perhaps when the sun spot activity improves may be able to work VK.  No point trying to work below 20m as signals drowned out by local EMI from my neighbors electronic devices. 


A fancy going mobile to some remote location with lightweight kit and an aerial strung up a tree one day.

G8NUP here inactive for many years having been Class B working 2m. Played with all sorts of valve kit from early youth at school. I could not master morse as I have no sense of rhythm so could not get past about 8WPM. I applied a couple of years ago to get my call sign back and purchased a fancy all singing and dancing HF transceiver which will run up to 100W. Inverted V in the loft cut for 20m so not great but have worked all over Europe and the odd contact in the USA even under the current poor propagation conitions. Perhaps when the sun spot activity improves may be able to work VK.  No point trying to work below 20m as signals drowned out by local EMI from my neighbors electronic devices. 


A fancy going mobile to some remote location with lightweight kit and an aerial strung up a tree one day.