I was pleased to receive these two awards as a prelude to a break from being on air from my home station, working WWFF stations and other stations for just over 20 years from the Adelaide Hills. It has been radio paradise! Most of the time there is no noise and I could work stations where the signal strength meter needle/graphical display was still on the stop. For the last two months I was still active using an end fed antenna, matched through a 9 : 1 unun. However, I have now dismantled my station as we pepare for living in suburbia again. I am sure I am going to learn much about noise reduction techniques!

It has been fun and thanks to all those overseas and local stations who have contacted me as VK5BJE and VK5PF.

I intend to maintain my interest in WWFF and I hope to work many more stations using CW (morse code).