{"id":1290,"date":"2017-02-12T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T10:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/?page_id=1290"},"modified":"2025-12-20T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:30:45","slug":"m0hta-station-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/","title":{"rendered":"M0HTA &#8211; Station Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/wxspace.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solar Weather<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gutentoc tocactive iconick\"><div class=\"gutentoc-toc-wrap\"><div class=\"gutentoc-toc-title-wrap\"><div class=\"gutentoc-toc-title\">Table Of Contents<\/div><div id=\"close\" class=\"text_open\">show<\/div><\/div><div id=\"toclistclose\"><div class=\"gutentoc-toc__list-wrap\"><ul class=\"gutentoc-toc__list\"><li><a href=\"#-informative-links-\"> Informative Links <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#latest-update---1-march-2022\">Latest Update &#8211; 1 March 2022<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#-original-blog-\"><strong>Original Blog<\/strong><\/a><\/li><ul class=\"gutentoc-toc__list\"><li><a href=\"#background---17-december-2017\">Background &#8211; 17 December 2017<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#setup\">Setup<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#mast-automation\">Mast Automation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#17-december-2017-update\">17 December 2017 Update<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"-m0hta---chatteris-cambridgeshire-\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><strong>M0HTA &#8211; Chatteris, Cambridgeshire<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CQ Zone &#8211; 14<br>ITU Zone &#8211; 27<br>WAB Square -TL38<br>IOTA -EU-005<br>QRA Locator &#8211; JO 02 AK<br>Latitude: 52\u00b0 27&#8242; 22\u2033 N (deg min sec), 52.4560\u00b0 (decimal)<br>Longitude: 00\u00b0 03&#8242; 26\u2033 E (deg min sec), 0.05746\u00b0 (decimal)<br>Elevation: 5 Metres (17 Feet) Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-informative-links-\"> Informative Links <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click for &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/?page_id=1400&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Related Links<\/a><\/li><li>Click for &#8211;<a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/category\/radio-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;Radio Blog<\/a><\/li><li>Click for &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/M0HTA\">QRZ<\/a><\/li><li>Click for &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/vfo-intermediate-kit-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VFO Intermediate Project<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"latest-update---1-march-2022\">Latest Update &#8211; 1 March 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thought it was about time to do a quick update on my shack setup, since the original blog I have retired from work and finally brushed off the dust and decided to have another play on the radio, specifically data modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardest part was getting the motivation to take what I had apart in order to give the room a refreshing coat of paint, once the decision was made, all the kit was put in plastic storage containers and moved out of the way so the decorating could begin, this was a bit like &#8216;Tetris&#8217;, moving bits, painting behind them, then moving back to make room elsewhere to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally the painting was completed and it was time to construct a radio station, I decided that a more minimal approach was required, rather than a setup like a church organ, surrounded on multiple levels with kit \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is how it ended up:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_2162.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_2162.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_2162-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_2162-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_2162-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_2162-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The remodel is a lot less cluttered and cleaner than how my shack eventually ended up after all the different levels of addition and modifications, fingers crossed it will stay this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">The Kenwood TS2000 and Icom 7100 each have their own power supply unit and dedicated antennas, the Kenwood uses my Longwire and 2m\/70cm x2000, whilst the Icom uses the MFJ 1786 Magloop and 4m dipole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My preferred software is still Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) and this controls the complete station, when on WSPR, this is configured to use HRD logging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mast hasn&#8217;t been extended for a long time now, and now Doves have nested, it won&#8217;t get a test until they have flown off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blog on Mast Automation &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/radio-mast-automation-part-1-plc-or-relay-control\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep checking back for updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-original-blog-\"><strong>Original Blog<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"background---17-december-2017\">Background &#8211; 17 December 2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Hi All and thanks for dropping in,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Just like a number of others on the air, my early exposure to radio was during the UK CB boom in the early eighties using&nbsp; AM rigs, once it went to FM I lost interest, and now some 30 odd years later I&#8217;m back looking to develop a sustainable leisure pastime.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I have a <a title=\"www.chatteris.biz\" href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weather station<\/a> web site and noticed that a number of other station owners were radio hams, and that was the catalyst, I met Andy (G6OHM) through my weather site, Andy is a truly established radio amateur and with Andy&#8217;s wife we both undertook the weekend&nbsp;training with Peterborough &amp; District Amateur Radio Club culminating in successfully passing the Foundation test&nbsp;on the&nbsp;13th April 14 &#8211; A few days later after logging on to the OFCOM site I registered my first call sign of&nbsp;M6EID.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I&#8217;m fortunate that there are a number of very active radio clubs within a radius of 30 miles of Chatteris, I took a drive out to a Friday evening meeting of the&nbsp;Cambridge &amp; District Amateur Radio Club <a title=\"CDARC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdarc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(CDARC)<\/a>&nbsp;and found it so friendly I joined straight away and have been going as regularly as I can ever since, for me it has the right mix of experienced and helpful hams and of course a very enjoyable social aspect.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I home studied for the&nbsp;Intermediate License Test with the practical assessment&nbsp;at Foxton&nbsp;being signed off by Peter (M0DCV)&nbsp;CDARC Lead Trainer,&nbsp; I took and indicatively passed&nbsp;the exam on the 21st June 14 at &nbsp;<a title=\"cauis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cai.cam.ac.uk\/alumni\/stephen-hawking-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cauis College<\/a>, Cambridge facilitated by Martin (G3ZAY)&nbsp;of the Cambridge University Wireless Society, registering the call sign 2E0DDI a few days later, I kept with the same formula of home study supplemented by the excellent program QADV&nbsp;and online resource&nbsp;<a title=\"Hamtests\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hamtests.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamtests<\/a>&nbsp;in preparation for the advanced license exam which&nbsp;I took on the 8th December 14, again at Cambridge but in a different campus venue. Cambridge has brought me luck as just over a week later I had found out that I had passed, pressing the OFCOM wheel of fortune button, I have the call sign of M0HTA. (Easy for me to remember as the last three letters stand for Help The Aged!)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setup\">Setup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Well that&#8217;s how it started and where I&#8217;ve ended up (greater detail can be found in my <a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/?cat=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a> pages) &#8211; so onto my humble setup &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/attachment\/436\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1293 alignnone\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/436.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"39\"><\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Equipment:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I see this hobby as very much &#8216;work in progress&#8217; and enjoy reading ham forums about others experiences and tips that they are willing to share, for a first station I wanted the flexibility to see what is out there on the bands without investing in an array of different transceivers and antenna switches etc, this influenced by decision to get a Kenwood TS-2000, in mid September 15 I bought an Icom 7100 to cover off the bands that the TS-2000 didn&#8217;t and also to use the DStar feature, (I have added a small blog regarding the hotspot I have).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pic\">\n<figure><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/sam_5544_medium_\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1294\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5544_Medium_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5544_Medium_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5544_Medium_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5544_Medium_-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">As you can see it is a <\/span>relatively&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">basic setup, out of picture is a 25A linear Power Supply this is plugged into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivehome.com\/shop\/smart-home\/hive-plug\">Hive socket<\/a>, this allows remote switch on\/off via the internet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Hive socket also has a convenient switch &nbsp;on top of the unit which makes operation very easy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">SignaLink is a great addition as the opened up datamodes to me which I enjoy, the noise reducing extension speaker was also a solid investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I use PSK31 via Ham Radio Deluxe recently played with&nbsp;WSPR program&nbsp;to see how effective my propagation is. Another element to data mode&nbsp;has been tracking High Altitude balloons using DL-Fldigi and trying to decode Space Station images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(June 15) Added a couple of new item, the G-1000DXC rotator and interface as well as the manual tuner and RF earth artificial ground, some new test equipment in the form of a AV-601 VSWR and power meter also a MFJ 269C analyser.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Mast &amp; Antennas<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">In late July 15 my electric winch up mast was &nbsp;delivered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mm0cug.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MM0CUG<\/a> and I&nbsp;installed it in early August, this currently has a x200 2m\/70cm co-linear and&nbsp;two, three element co-linear Yagis fitted, these are mounted to cover off both Vertical and Horizontal polarisation. The total height of the antenna&nbsp; above sea level when the mast is elevated is 16.7m (55&#8242;)&nbsp;the &nbsp;&#8211; (did I forget to mention Chatteris is in the Flat Fenlands and my QTH is only&nbsp;5m (16&#8242;) above sea level). My HF antenna&nbsp;is an end fed long wire.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/sam_5512\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5512.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5512-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5512-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">On the left you can just make out my wind speed and direction sensor, lower down the mast is my TV antenna and just below that is the insulator supporting the highest point of the longwire.&nbsp;The main antenna mast is in the lowered position.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mast-automation\">Mast Automation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">June 2016 &#8211; the mast control system was fully automated, sensors for mast or lowered were installed at the time when the mast was first fitted, I added sensors to detect if the top bracket or bottom securing mast pins were inserted, these sensors were then connected into a Programmable Logic Controller which allows full motor control of the mast, a full write up is <a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/mast-automation-part-4-finished\/\">HERE<\/a>&#8211;&nbsp;and latest update <a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/mast-automation-control-modification\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">To get the longwire as high as possible, I opted to use a 6m (21&#8242;) scaffold pole at the bottom of the garden, in order to stay on the right side of the Planning Laws I applied for planning consent which was granted on the 10 September 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/2014_09_20_20_42_30_medium_\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_09_20_20_42_30_Medium_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_09_20_20_42_30_Medium_.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_09_20_20_42_30_Medium_-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The mast is affixed to a 100mm x 100mm (4&#8243; x 4&#8243;) wooden pressure treated post which is concreted into the ground, the rigging to allow the insulator to be raised or lowered is routed within the pole itself to make for a neater installation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The longwire drops down to a auto-tuner which is hidden from view in the picture above, making the antenna an inverted &#8216;L&#8217; design with an overall length of 30m (98&#8242; 5&#8243;), the auto-tuner enables me to tune across all the bands.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/2014_08_02_06_35_07\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1297\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_08_02_06_35_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_08_02_06_35_07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_08_02_06_35_07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_08_02_06_35_07-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The large Knife Switch is used to disconnect the antenna from the tuner and put it to ground should a storm be on its way, the other side of the Knife Switch is used to indicate in the shack if the switch is in the correct position to operate the rig.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Surge suppression is included as is a small Amber LED showing power is available to the tuner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Green\/Yellow wires are from the buried radials (20 off).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/2014_07_16_05_50_25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_07_16_05_50_25.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_07_16_05_50_25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_07_16_05_50_25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2014_07_16_05_50_25-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This home built SG-237 control unit is mounted next to the antenna faceplate in the shack, the two main indicators are the Amber &#8216;Antenna Tuned&#8217; and the Green LED indicating that the Knife Switch is connected to the SG-237.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/m0hta-station-information\/sam_5514\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5514.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5514-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/SAM_5514-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">In an attempt to keep the radio installation neat (I know this will change in time, but bear with me), I dropped antenna, rotator&nbsp;, low voltage and tuner cables in the cavity and connected to a flushed in faceplate or brought out through a brushed faceplate, the SG-237 tuner control is to the side of the brushed outlet &#8211; more pictures are on my blog page of this.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Once cables are connected, my swing-arm mounted PC monitor covers everything over.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I have recently bought a G-1000DXC rotator which I have linked to Ham Radio Deluxe, the interface was from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easy-rotor-control.com\">http:\/\/www.easy-rotor-control.com<\/a> in kit form,<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The mast is a recent addition ( August 15 ) and &nbsp;more information is posted in my blog.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"17-december-2017-update\">17 December 2017 Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> Today is the three year anniversary of passing my Advanced Amateur Radio Licence, so I thought I&#8217;d post the latest picture of my shack just before I tuck into my lunch \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1256-Large.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1256-Large-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Shack\" class=\"wp-image-2483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1256-Large-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1256-Large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1256-Large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chatteris.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1256-Large.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">I hope you have enjoyed reading about my modest setup, I have so much to learn from others and I&#8217;d like to thank you in advance for freely sharing your wealth of&nbsp;knowledge, it&#8217;s very&nbsp;much appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Watch this space as my journey into this strange world of Radio continues \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">73<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Ian&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Echolink &#8211; 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