rigs in shack are yaesu ft 857, yaesu vx5 hand held and a trio r600 receiver.yaesu ft 2800m for mobile. member of epc, Number 2380 5 band vertical homebrew designed by g3roo 12 metres high and 20 meter dipole 5 meters above ground also homebrew, the balun is also homebrew ,colinear and 3 element yagi for vhf work yagi pointing towards france/belgium. have just constructed a mobile whip for mobile hf ,it works on 40 and 20 meter bands .i am on echolink .i work for stagecoach driving buses in the east kent area . .im married have 2 girls and a son eldest is son noel working as a systems analyst in hertfordshire now with callsign of m3oyq check his site out m3oyq.com, daughter amy married and living in germany and emma living at home and my wife shirley who is understanding about my hobby