Definitely an inside type of day with the weather capable of blowing a dog off a chain. It was a good time to have a tidy up. With many years accumulation of “could be handy for something, sometime” type items, it was time to move some on. The sick bay… [Read More]
19/5/24 MPRG Overwhelmed by Membership Drive Response
Simon ZL1SWW and Harry ZL1BK did some measurements on “old wobbly” – the 5775 repeater vertical and found it is currently behaving. It has a broad smooth low SWR curve across 2M – quite unlike previous measurements where it exhibited an extremely odd shaped response. There is probably an intermittent… [Read More]
12/5/24 Stairway to Heaven
Enough consideration over coffee, it was time to verify how we could reach the 5775 repeater antenna ( the one on a lean at the top of the pole ) for repair. Firstly, carry a long ladder to the top without damaging any of the troops. Well, the access test… [Read More]
5/5/24 Up on the Roof
What started out as a sub 10° temperature day, soon warmed up. A very convenient reason Dave ZL1DL used to stop sweeping the driveway; he was dressed for the lower temperatures. Actually, it was the arrival of others that really led to more interesting activities. Martyn ZL3CK headed off to… [Read More]