A weekend update
(to the old LJ refrain 'I really ought to update this more often')
Had a pretty fun weekend, all things considered.
On Friday night I was able to set up my new radio - a Tait 2020 VHF FM rig. Along with a mains power supply for it and a 2m J-Pole antenna - constructed from 300Ω twinlead - in the loft, this gives us a permanent setup which should perform well.
On Saturday we took a jaunt up to Montrose to visit Jennifer and her clan, dropping off her birthday present and having a very nice lunch at a converted cinema in the town.
On Sunday we spent a little time at GM6NX before another nice pub lunch, this time at "Morrison's Cold Beer Company" (another converted building - this time the old Stirling Post Office), and a visit to Laura's parents.
Had a pretty fun weekend, all things considered.
On Friday night I was able to set up my new radio - a Tait 2020 VHF FM rig. Along with a mains power supply for it and a 2m J-Pole antenna - constructed from 300Ω twinlead - in the loft, this gives us a permanent setup which should perform well.
On Saturday we took a jaunt up to Montrose to visit Jennifer and her clan, dropping off her birthday present and having a very nice lunch at a converted cinema in the town.
On Sunday we spent a little time at GM6NX before another nice pub lunch, this time at "Morrison's Cold Beer Company" (another converted building - this time the old Stirling Post Office), and a visit to Laura's parents.