Shortwave Dxing Shack and Antenna Tour by Scottish Dxer Mark Borthwick

[owlsrock150]

what beautiful country side.my great,great grandmother came from scotlan and i am very proud of my background.

73.

[MARKGM20877]

@owlsrock150 Thanks for the comments..stay tuned cheers Mark

[pesnyaozemle]

Great set-up and beautiful landscape of Scotland ! Thank you for uploading.

[MARKGM20877]

@pesnyaozemle Thanks for the comments....the weather was a little cloudy on the day, but you get the idea of were I am located...cheers Mark

[tvdxrools]

good job my wife hasnt seen this as you have been in my shack mark as you know its like frankenstiens lab lol .... are you still using the balun you knicked :-)

[MARKGM20877]

@tvdxrools ...lol...I thought the ladder was going to give way when I climbed up into your Shack..:)...but its your antennas that do the talking....both my antennas now have the binocular type balun following the design you were trying sometime back....cheers Mark

[senderjaeger]

Great video, Mark! Nice to see your fantastic QTH, antennas and shack. I dream of living in such a landscape... Nature and fields aren't very far from my home as well, but the neighbours are very near and my backyard is still in the zone of local QRM. Cheers Matthias

[MARKGM20877]

@senderjaeger Thanks Matthias....yes I wouldn't swap the country for city\town living again...its great seeing all the wildlife doing their thing...and the added bonus is its excellent for radio..cheers Mark

[FUNNYTOM10]

Hello Mark! Are you a licenced Ham-Operator as well? Would love to meet you on the bands! Greetings Tom

[MARKGM20877]

@FUNNYTOM10 Hi Tom...no I am not a ham-operator I have often fancied the idea of becoming one but when you listen to some of the behaviour on the 20m band I decide against it...but hey never say no I might one day...cheers Mark

[ve3cnu]

Great video - you sure have an idyllic location there! I would love to live in such a place. I bet your noise levels are very low.

[MARKGM20877]

@ve3cnu Thanks Rick...my location is excellent with regards to QRN...and the wildlife makes it great also...stay tuned and best 73 cheers Mark