Early Adventures in Radio During my teenage years I used to spend hours scanning the shortwave frequencies on an old Heathkit Mohican CG-1, purchased at a radio rally at Epsom race course. I threw a long wire out the window and over the roof and was listening to enhance the built in telescopic antenna, the results were outstanding. As CB gripped the country in the early 80's I bought myself a "rig" and with the help of a neighbor got online. I won't try to remember what it was or the antenna, but as a teenager it was a lot of fun. I never recovered the Heathkit radio from my parents house when I left home for the forces so have no idea where it went, but I can guess. Heathkit Mohican CG-1 I spent 15 years of my life wearing green for a living, and one of the sidelines was being trained as a radio operator with the Clansman line of equipment. This included vehicle loaded radios, various man-packs, pneumatic masts and various types of antenna. We were not traine