HI welcome to my site, My name is Barrie I am a Ham Radio Opperator My Call Sign  G0KNK , I live in Wigan, approx 25miles west of Manchester,  in the north west of England.

I live with my wife Rita, are son lives near by with his wife and their daughter, I used to be a

Truck Driver upto 2006 Xmas, when i was made redundant, with my replacement hip making walking difficult,in 2007 I decided to have my hip replaced again, this time although the hip is fine, my sciatic nerve was damaged, which cause me pain in my lower leg. I do try to use my ham radio I can only be on air for a short time, due to the pain.

So I hope to hear you on the bands I use 40M 15M and 17M, Phone or may be Digimodes. The Station Kenwood TS590s, Icom 706MKIIG, and  IC-E92D for Dstar, Antennas Cushcraft A3S, 40M &17M Fan Dipole, 9 Eli For VHF, and Tokyo 160 Amp.