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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6550 on: October 11, 2021, 06:19:41 AM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 10, 2021, 05:57:50 PM
Sat for my standard Amateur license to day in radio. Think i went ok. Gave me something to pass the time over the last couple of months while locked away. Hopefully get the results in the next week

Made up this unit to hold all my gear and the desk folds away when the 200 goes to bed

That's very cool!
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6551 on: October 11, 2021, 09:16:50 AM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 10, 2021, 05:57:50 PM
Sat for my standard Amateur license to day in radio. Think i went ok. Gave me something to pass the time over the last couple of months while locked away. Hopefully get the results in the next week

Made up this unit to hold all my gear and the desk folds away when the 200 goes to bed

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mate in frangas' setup... hes got all sorts of wires and antenna going at his joint.
hes just sittin his Advanced amateur radio stuff
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6552 on: October 12, 2021, 07:37:43 AM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 10, 2021, 05:57:50 PM
Sat for my standard Amateur license to day in radio ... Made up this unit to hold all my gear

Isn't that a lot of gear when you haven't even yet got a licence ???
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6553 on: October 12, 2021, 11:18:21 AM »
Quote from: Fizzie on October 12, 2021, 07:37:43 AM
Isn't that a lot of gear when you haven't even yet got a licence ???

I have a license, foundation level. It is a very basic level with only 10w of power allowed. The standard gives me 100w of power and when and if I go for the advanced i can do 400w.

This is only a small amount compared to some, once you get hooked there is so many toys  ;D

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6554 on: October 18, 2021, 12:01:09 PM »
Tried my hand at a bit of wrought iron work. With this and my forge I was thinking of knocking up some gates for a bit of pin money.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6555 on: October 18, 2021, 12:34:00 PM »
Quote from: Champin on October 18, 2021, 12:01:09 PM
Tried my hand at a bit of wrought iron work. With this and my forge I was thinking of knocking up some gates for a bit of pin money.

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Very nice.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6556 on: October 18, 2021, 02:15:50 PM »
Thanks Pottsy. It was my first go at it so I  can only get better at it.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6557 on: October 18, 2021, 03:01:18 PM »
Quote from: Champin on October 18, 2021, 02:15:50 PM
Thanks Pottsy. It was my first go at it so I  can only get better at it.

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Bloody cracker 1st go!
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6558 on: October 18, 2021, 03:41:47 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 12, 2021, 11:18:21 AM
I have a license, foundation level. It is a very basic level with only 10w of power allowed. The standard gives me 100w of power and when and if I go for the advanced i can do 400w.

This is only a small amount compared to some, once you get hooked there is so many toys  ;D

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6559 on: October 18, 2021, 04:14:48 PM »
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6560 on: October 18, 2021, 07:00:21 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 18, 2021, 04:14:48 PM
Still waiting

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mate picked up some more toys for his home setup in photo above ... more than you can poke a stick at lol
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6561 on: October 18, 2021, 07:19:15 PM »
Spent a couple of hours patching around the inside of the new shed slab so it's bug proof...

Electrical rough in next weekend

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6562 on: October 19, 2021, 05:06:08 AM »
Quote from: Bird on October 18, 2021, 07:00:21 PM
i hate waiting

mate picked up some more toys for his home setup in photo above ... more than you can poke a stick at lol

I have more on order as well, just coming in from Japan on the slow boat. Also playing around with some more antennas to make up. Always something to try and make, its part of the fun

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6563 on: October 24, 2021, 03:51:29 PM »
Been trying to figure out how to feed the wires from the roof mounted Solar panel to the engine bay/ Aux battery.
Just figured out how get the wires down through the snorkel to the air box.
Because it has a couple of 90d bends, trying to poke a piece of wire through won't work.
So, take off the snorkel head, get about 3Meters of light ribbon/string, make sure you fix it to something and drop it down the snorkel.
Now, start her up, a couple of revs, turn her off.
Open up the air box, and there she is the string.
Attach it to the wires and pull it through, and just like that the 6 B&S is in the engine bay.
Drill a hole, grommet on snorkel head, down out of the air box, grommet, connect to Aux Battery.
Jobs done.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6564 on: October 24, 2021, 03:53:10 PM »
Quote from: Champin on October 18, 2021, 12:01:09 PM
Tried my hand at a bit of wrought iron work. With this and my forge I was thinking of knocking up some gates for a bit of pin money.

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That's pretty cool.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6565 on: October 24, 2021, 04:24:11 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 19, 2021, 05:06:08 AM
I have more on order as well, just coming in from Japan on the slow boat. Also playing around with some more antennas to make up. Always something to try and make, its part of the fun

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yea was just at Petes place and he  was just sayin hes modding some of his antennas and all sorts o techo Shit but has a wire running right round the place, 10mtr high poles with Shit on em and more to go....
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6566 on: October 24, 2021, 05:55:02 PM »
Quote from: Bird on October 24, 2021, 04:24:11 PM
yea was just at Petes place and he  was just sayin hes modding some of his antennas and all sorts o techo Shit but has a wire running right round the place, 10mtr high poles with Shit on em and more to go....

Its very addictive and fun. I have a rol of 100m of wire which is going up next weekend if we are still trapped in Melnourne. Still waiting on my results. Do you know his call at all Bird, it will be VK3....

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6567 on: October 25, 2021, 02:39:32 PM »
Quote from: Bird on October 18, 2021, 03:41:47 PM
so did ya pass?

Passed them, happy days

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6569 on: October 26, 2021, 07:20:19 AM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 25, 2021, 02:39:32 PM
Passed them, happy days

Congratulations!

So now we'll be able to pick your fourbie & CT by the array of antennas hanging off them ???
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6570 on: October 26, 2021, 09:14:46 AM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 25, 2021, 02:39:32 PM
Passed them, happy days

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Pete showed me a stack of practice exams for std and advanced... **** that
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6571 on: October 26, 2021, 10:33:00 AM »
Quote from: Fizzie on October 26, 2021, 07:20:19 AM
Congratulations!

So now we'll be able to pick your fourbie & CT by the array of antennas hanging off them ???

If and when we can get away, a simple wire antenna strung up in the trees will let me talk around the world with the correct conditions

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6572 on: October 26, 2021, 10:34:26 AM »
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Pete showed me a stack of practice exams for std and advanced... **** that

Yep, it was around 6 months of study to get to the point I was comfortable to sit for the exam, all was done remotely as well which was different. Next year I will go for the advanced ticket to get even more power

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6573 on: October 26, 2021, 02:20:42 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 26, 2021, 10:34:26 AM
Yep, it was around 6 months of study to get to the point I was comfortable to sit for the exam, all was done remotely as well which was different. Next year I will go for the advanced ticket to get even more power

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Quote from: GGV8Cruza on October 26, 2021, 10:33:00 AM
If and when we can get away, a simple wire antenna strung up in the trees will let me talk around the world with the correct conditions

GG

Umm, who ya gonna talk to with more power, if a piece of wire strung up lets you talk around the world😜
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #6574 on: October 26, 2021, 03:56:55 PM »
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Yep, it was around 6 months of study to get to the point I was comfortable to sit for the exam, all was done remotely as well which was different. Next year I will go for the advanced ticket to get even more power

yea hes in a club down this way - they have all online practice Shit you can use if your a member. too much for me to even bother with
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