Well, I had to do this: Take a picture of my back wall, to explain how bad my QTH is located. In this view I am looking at the back walls of my neighbours 2 or 3 houses up. The river is on the right, and the power line on my left. The red arrow…
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A View From The River
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Yaesu Interfaces
OM Doug Defty ZS1DUG from the Cape asked me what software and hardware I use to interface my Yaesu FT-857D and this is the reply I sent him: Hello Doug, hows the Cape! Lets tackle the software first: I started using Ham Radio Deluxe as my main package this past weekend. The main reason is…
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Ham Radio Maps of ITU and CQ Regions
I found these really useful maps of the world showing ITU and CQ regions on the website of EI8IC [click here]. They will make a nice poster on your wall and helps to identify those hard to remember zones. Do you have other maps or charts you might want to tell us about?
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The Chimney
You know, sometimes when you write a story, an inanimate object takes on a personality of its own and becomes an important part of the story. And in my story of my ham radios, the chimney is becoming an integral part of the story. It is holding up its side, pun intended. This house was…
A Nice Suburb But Not For Hams
I live in a slightly older suburb in Johannesburg. I bought this property because the streets and houses are surrounded by trees and we are adjacent to a river where families walk their dogs in the afternoon. When you enter my property from the street you are greeted by green lush trees and shrubs. Oh,…
A Room With A View
This is what I see when I look up from my radio in my shack. This picture speaks a thousand words if you know anything about ham radio. Since the details are going to be a little unclear in this photo taken with my cellphone, can I point out something interesting? Yes, behind that big…
