Well it has been a bit. I am still working on building a custom platform for my site. In the mean time the HAM radio is installed, antenna setup and everything wired back to the house. Started making contacts and raised one end of my HWEF antenna, now it seems to be closer to level and seems to have increased the range at least a little.

I have started to study for my advanced exam. A lot of the things I want to do / try will require it. I want to both build some of my own equipment and have