I found an old base station about a year ago and had an old mast on top of the barn, so I hooked up a small magnetic truck antenna to it and have had no luck. The mast is about 35-40 feet above the ground.

Met a guy who told me what to get for an antenna (Solarcon A99) and I found an old Varmit 350 watt linear amp and a few other things in the barn. I am waiting on the antenna to arrive and then we'll install it all.
I am mainly interested in listening to others talk... I guess I think I am a boring kind of guy. Lets see where this takes me. I am also interested in maybe getting in to the shortwave stuff.