SERG Happenings of 2004

SERG and the LIGHTHOUSE weekend 21/22 August 2004 Members of the South East Radio Group travelled to Kingston for 21/22 August to participate in the Lighthouse activation weekend. Approximately 200 contacts were made and 29 lighthouses contacted. Tony and XYL Jill was host to the team in their home only two or three kilometres from the lighthouse. The lighthouse has been relocated to the foreshore at Kingston, its place being taken on the rocks offshore from Cape Jaffa by an automatic light. Thank you Tom, VK5EE for the photographs. The log is available here.
	Looking up into the light area
Tony VK5ZAI and Kevin VK5KJ in operating position
	Greg, VK5ZGY at the operating position
Tony, VK5ZAI checks the log
	After a wet winter VK5KJ needed to repair his roadway
	Honest officer, the back wheels of the car were touching the ground
	David demonstrates that his (antenna) is bigger than Wayne's (in background) at Friday's club meeting.
"OK you fellas, you've had your bit, the rest is mine..... there's only so much pea and ham soup a bloke can eat." Bill VK5WCC after a recent club meeting at the local pizza shop.
	Working bee at the digi site on 26th September 2004 Someone has to do the work - John VK5DJ doing the whipper snipping around the digi site. The working bee was aranged to clean out the radio huts and put protection against the mice. Mouse leftovers were cleaned from equipment. The digipeater was relocated from the new shack to the old shack now that the pager has gone. A mount for the weather station was installed. The helpers then retired for a barbeque lunch. (Sorry we didn't get a photo of Bernard towing Bill out of the bog at the bottom of the hill, it would have been a great one to have on this site.)
Bill and Bernard sort out a tricky technical matter - like 'Mine was the piece of steak, yours was the snag that fell on the ground'. VK5DJ is the quiet little fellow in his car at the rear getting stuck into the steak at the centre of the dispute. Those in attendance were Bill VK5WCC, Col VK5DK, Bernard VK5HAY, Trevor VK5NC, David VK5HDW and son Henry, Tom VK5EE, John VK5DJ. We were all amazed at how much gear Bernard had in the back of his vehicle - great to have farmers attend working bees. "Got a hacksaw Bernard?", "No, but I've got an angle grinder". David had a great time with his new hammer drill.
	John VK5DJ and Col VK5DK check out the beacons on 70cm and 2m. (Just looking won't help fellows!) An annoying intermittent with the 70cm transmitter has them temporarily puzzled. The beacons on 144.550MHz and 432.550MHz (two 828 TXs) provide amateurs across Australia with indications of band openings. Tom VK5EE, Col VK5DK, David VK5HDW and John made the journey up the hill.

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