19/6/24 I can see clearly now

As part of the ongoing reduction of years of accumulated “could be handy but never actually gets used” valuable equipment, Martyn, Maurice and Dave moved some of the heavier items on Monday 17/6, to transport them to a recyclers. Some of the smaller batteries, which were actually quite hard to… [Read More]

16/6/24 Rob’s Dipole Lifter

So what is there in common with Harry clearing up leaves and Rob fiddling around in the back of his vehicle? Read on and all might be revealed. Firstly, Rob demonstrated the one person easy lift antenna pole – designed to make the one person POTA trip a doddle. Well… [Read More]

12/6/24 AREC Check In

A relatively early start for the troops on Wednesday; Rob ZL4ROB suggested participating in an AREC exercise, from MP. More of a check-in than an extensive exercise, there were 3 nominated frequencies on 80, 60 (near), and 40m, to be able to make contact on. Rob, as ZK1EBR, kicked off… [Read More]

2/6/24 Garage Sale

Not so much a sale – rather a giveaway. The garage on the west lawn is due for demolition and that means the contents have to go. A not often frequented place, apart from the attempted breakins and tagging, the garage is a veritable “Aladdin’s Cave” of potentially useful items.… [Read More]