This guy is packed and ready to go. No, not an early depart to Friederichshafen but to my holiday destination.....EA6.
Yes, this year we're heading to Mallorca, EU-004.
The yeasu FT-990 is packed and I'll use a 12m pole to support the G5RV.
I might enter the WPX contest but not sure if I'm gonna make it. Had some trainingsessions with morserunner and easely made 180 Qs/hour, but computercontesting is not the same as reallife contesting.(see picture) I  practiced once or twice a day 30mins on the train, started a couple of weeks ago @ 22wpm and finished with 30wpm.
Just to bad the Palstar BT1500A is to big to carry it with me, the results I have with this balanced tuner and the 2x20m inverted V are astonishing.
Some stations I worked the last few days, most of them with 100W, CW. 20M --> CT3/OM3LA, 6Y5/K4BAI, 30M --> CO8LY, A45WD, 40M --> 6Y5/N7ZG, PZ5RA, 80M --> 9K2/SP4R
Hadn't time to take some pictures of the setup, I will upload them after the EA6 trip.
So, I'm gonna relax for another hour, which wont be easy with all the adrenaline in my vaines.

73s, futuring EA6/OQ7R

Alive and kicking.

Some readers tought I took my bags and went south to never show up again....well I'm gonna proof they had it all wrong. Indeed I was less active but participated in the UBA spring contests (CW & SSB), made a new symmertrical antenna (pictures will soon be available on the website) and made plans to go to Frederichshafen.
Also had to prepare my holiday to EA6. Girlfriend allowed me again to take the gear with me.
This year I'll use a 12m fishpole and a G5RV all connected to the 26 pound FT990. We leave sunday 25th of may early in the morning,
so I might participate a few hours in the cq WPX test.
The other 9 days on the island I'll be active mainly in CW with some SSB & digi. Favorite bands are 20, 30 and 40m. Look for me signing EA6/OQ7R. A couple of weeks after the trip you can meet me in the mekka of hamradio, Frederichshafen.
Hope the EURO keeps his strength for another month, I consider buying a FT-2000.
That's for now, hope to show you my antenna project connected to the palstar at the end of another busy weekend.

Frank, ON7RU, soon EA6/OQ7R