Managed to pick up some batteries I needed and make some new friends along the way. Pictures have just been uploaded here.
Off to a D-STAR event this evening, will update you tomorrow with some more pictures.
73′s and all the best
G4LUE
You will see from the above picture the eye-catching looks of the Star Bus!
The Star Bus is one of a kind customised by the team at fakimakarup workshops based at Carlton Industrial Estate, in Barnsley. Fitted with all the available D-Star equipment and a great big horn and floodlight with Star logos.
To compliment the “Star Bus” each member of the team will be outfitted, by Mr Bens Taylor, with a superhero type Lycra outfit in one of the colours of the rainbow.
SYRG D-Star rapid response team are available to all who can holler “D-Star I need you” and will be there in a flash. That’s if you can make the team hear above their roaring turbo charged engine and dixie horns!
The ABC Television series, “Last Man Standing” is about Mike Baxter (played by Tim Allen), a marketing executive for “Outdoor Man,” a fictitious sporting goods store in Colorado. Mike, is a “man’s man” and involved in all kinds of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating. Likewise, Mike (and Tim) has a love for all the electronics that go with these activities. Among Mike’s interests is Amateur Radio (Ham Radio). Tim's character (Mike Baxter), is KA0XTT. This is a call sign the show cleared for use on air. "XTT" is a bit of a private joke as Tim's character name on "Home Improvement" was Tim Taylor. So, ex T. T. In the show’s radio inventory is currently an ICOM IC-9100 HF radio, an IC-92AD dual band, hand-held, a Heil PR-781microphone, a Daiwa CN-801HP SWR/Power meter a Comet CAA-500 antenna analyzer and a Iambic CW Paddle.
The South Yorkshire Repeater Group monthly meeting will be held at the Three Horse Shoes in Brierley on Thursday the 8th of December 2011 at 8pm. Paid up members nominations for the forthcoming SYRG elections in 2012 are due within the next 21 days. Oh and we may even sneak in a pre Chris...
Icom is organising a weekend long D-STAR QSO Party that is to be held between 0:00 on the 11th of November to 24:00 on the 13th of November (UTC) 2011. This event differs from previous D-STAR contests that have taken place over the last few years. Instead of competing for numbers of contact...
The Great Northern Hamfest in Barnsley has now been running for 20 years. On the 18th September 2011, it will be somewhat special - as it is the 21st Birthday of the Great Northern Hamfest. To celebrate our 21st Birthday, we want you to design our limited edition pin button badge. Thi...
