One thing I've never done is build my own complete rig. There are a lot of choices to be made when considering this, including budget and complexity. I've always liked SDR as a way to go but building my own Hermes HPSDR is probably a little bit beyond me soldering skills. So next on the list is the Genesis G11 from down under. I think I'll do a bit more investigation and then plump for a suitable design. The club has some good test gear if its required so that shouldn't be limiting.
I'd love to hear your advice or comments