My Current DX Location

I am regularly asked where my DX setup is located and why it's no longer at home. This is the situation, as of February 2026.

My home is in Skegness, but I met my lady friend, Alison, in 2019. I had no idea she had a farm WITH LAND SUITABLE FOR ANTENNAS! (Ahem!) I have to admit that I became rather excited when I realised that she had five acres. She used to have 24 acres but sold most of that to a neighbouring farmer. (Damn!) Five acres sounds like a lot, but the downside was that her farmhouse was positioned on the wrong side of the fields. This resulted in any coax length needing to be as long as 300 meteres! Also, the arrangement of the fields did not quite allow for a full sized beverage unless it pointed north-west, where I could stretch out 200m - resonant at almost the top of medium wave. Other directions were shorter, down to South America little more than 110m.

The farm is located in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, not far from the village of Sutton St. James. It's quite isolated and only has one neighbouring farmouse, which generates noise a lot of the time, so I have to locate my flag antenna at the opposite end of the field to the offending farmhouse.

From the moment I met Alison, I knew that the farm was going to be sold at some point 'soon'. Last year, it was decided to put the farm up for sale this summer, but there are likely to be delays. Her life is so hectic, she has little time to set the process rolling. I was extremely pleased when Alison told me that she was hoping to retain half of the acreage so I could continue my hobby, giving me enough space for a large flag antenna. Some minor legal obligations had to be followed but planning permission was granted at the end of last year so the retention of part of the land will go ahead. One downside is that there won't be an electricity supply so I will have to invest in a couple of leisure batteries, one on the go while the other is charging. An NUC computer will also be needed as these are not so heavy on battery usage.

The town of Long Sutton is often brought into the conversation and radio friends often ask where this fits in. Long Sutton is the home of Alison's ageing parents, where we spend a good deal of time caring for them. I have an FM DX setup here, although I do spend a lot of time at home in Skegness where I also have an FM DX setup so I can continue that side of my hobby. The medium wave aspect takes care of itself, with laptops and external hard drives recording the band for me. It's not live DXing, which I know some frown upon, but it's the only way I can do this.

There is now a Kiwi receiver at the farm too, known as the Fenland Kiwi. This shares my flag antenna with my Perseus receiver. The Fenland Kiwi has been provided by the Medium Wave Circle and is accessible only by its members. If you wish to access this, or to join the Medium Wave Circle, which I would strongly recommend as it's a dedicated medium wave DX club with many benefits, so check them out here: https://mwcircle.org/