My Shackround

I converted the loft quite a number of years ago, we have this enourmous roof space which allowed me to creat a sixteen foot by ten foot shack/hobby room with another similar sized storage space next to it. My radio station is a very modest affair, I use an Icom 706 Mk2 G for HF/VHF/UHF which is attached to a full sized G5RV via an old Daiwa Automatic ATU, I also have a Silver Rod which I use for ten meters when conditions are right.

I also dabble with Packet Radio using a Kenwood TR 7730 with a Tiny Two TNC, packet is fairly popular in this area with quite a few stations active on 144.850 Mhz. I can access a node near Penrith in Cumbria and from there hop all over the place. I can access GB7ESX via a TCP/IP system at ELMDX which is another node accessible from my home.