hi andy this site is probaly one of the best ham sites that i have come across,like you i started with 11mtrs ssb ihad that 148gtl dx 3 ele and a few watts extra started with radio at about 10 with crystal sets and amad grandad that taught me the ropes,go on boy you can work it, was the saying also had a girl friend that came from hull ,bransholme in fact her family still lives there bstdx m3jof