What happened to the canoe trailer?

Well for all avid canoe trailer fans the trailer has been finished and has been on its first holiday Here’s a couple of pics…

 

 

Is Facebook becoming toooooooo cluttered?

Having left Facebook for only one week I have 18 notifications, 3 requests, 59 invites and a few pokes. Notifications I don’t mind but are there too many applications (most of which are worthless) on Facebook?

 

IC2800H Cross band repeat mode

Bit different to my usual posts but I needed somewhere to put this! This ’semi’ hidden sequence will put an ICOM 2800h into cross band repeat mode.

Step #1:
Prior to the cross band mode, set the squelch delay to short or the audio for the first 3 seconds will be chopped off in your next transmission.

Step #2:
To start the cross band mode, set the VHF and UHF frequencies you like to link together for cross band operation, (program the splits, PL tone, etc. all in advance)

Step #3: (Main Step)
Press and hold “CHG/L” button while holding both VHF and UHF “MAIN” buttons simultaneously for few seconds until the blinking key icon appears.

Step #4: (This is an optional step)
Set hang up time to ZERO on cross band repeat mode by pressing and holding “CHG/L” button while holding UHF “MAIN” and bottom menu key at VHF side for few seconds. The Key lock indicator will blink, and the unit is ready to operate.

Step #5:
To disable the cross band, repeat the step #3 above until the blinking KEY icon disappears.

I’ve got a new Flickr account

I’m going to try and keep it updated with all my exploits.

Have a look here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgaskell/