hi im gerry, im 51 and live by the snowdonia mountains of wales, love walking in the mountains,camping, and riding pushbikes, ive worked in engineering and all kinds of work, my dad was into radio all his life, been brought up listening to s.s.b since i was a kid. i use yaesu 817 for hill walking and some handy s, got an ft 736 for the shack and an icom 2820 fror d star, i use a kenwood 690s forhf, love radios and having fun, all the best to all,