Fully Recharged
This years summer holiday has been excellent as I enjoyed lots of family time at our holiday shack and also plenty of Van Camping in the DX Machine. I also managed some great ham radio contacts and got my Cushcraft Beam up at my QTH which has made a big difference for me, its working well! Its come around quick as I am back to work next Tuesday but I have certainly made the most of my time off. The family have had a great time and we still have the bank holiday weekend to enjoy.
Best 73 and here are my latest contacts followed by some pictures I caught out and about on the Welsh Island of Anglesey and also the East Yorkshire coast during my summer tour.
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Comments
Hi Bas, the holidays always go fast no matter how long they are. I must have come up with the luck of good timing as my girls had a visit to their grandparents as I did some house maintenance and finished it early allowing me to spend the afternoon erecting the Cushcraft.
The past month has been lovely with the family, I think they have got bigger with fresh air and lots of camping.
My holiday is just about up and I am back in college on Tuesday, I go back a happy man! Best 73 to you and your family. Happy ham-ing! Simon