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AUSTRALIAN HAM RADIO STORE
A photo of G4LBJ residence. You think you’ve seen it all? Here is a photo of “her” quarters, and then “his shack”. Neat and cute.
Except that the reality is slightly different than perceived.
“The eagle eyed amongst you may have spotted the 10 ele 70cms beam fitted to the top of the structural timber beam. You may well ask why! With the house being a listed building (A building of significant architectural interest), I should not actually have any external antennae, but quite frankly, you have to draw the line somewhere, and so I have just the bare minimum of external antennae, meaning this 70cms beam, which is my DMR link to GB3BZ repeater (and my Pi-Star Hotspot), has to reside indoors.”
Source: QRZ.com
Ham radio: unstoppable!
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