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I joined my local club last year to learn the basics of radio comms and to be honest I'm really glad I did. I took my foundation exam last year and I am about to take the intermediate and advanced over the next few weeks. Many people think of amateur radio as glorified CB (I know I did) but after jo...

I agree Hamradioop. The foundation is very simple and if you can't get to a club to do the practical stuff it might be possible to do it on the same day as the exam, if you make the arrangements with the exam centre beforehand. I've been studying for the intermediate and the advanced exams side by s...

Soda bread is easy to make, no need for yeast proving etc, just mix it, kneed it and stick it in the oven (or dutch oven) for 30 minutes. Ingredients 6oz self-raising wholemeal flour 6oz plain flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ pint buttermilk or yoghurt 1.Preheat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas...

Ours is a very active club, over 100 members, who are doing different things, so I've learned loads abouts things I'd never heard of let alone considered. All very useful stuff, especially for a prepper, e.g. portable comms, secure comms, satellite coms, how to get the most out your kit and achieve ...

Hi Yes I joined the club, not very expensive and this got me a discount on the course fee's, which effectively gave me back the cost of joining, so a good deal really. I'm glad I joined because although I passed the exam and got my licence, I find that I learn a lot more useful/practical info from t...

That's not a bad price for 2 dualband handies with all the cables and accessories you need. You would pay much more for a single radio from the likes of Icom or Yaesu.

Thanks for the share M4ME, looking at the size of the opening on the larger ones they could be used for storing other things. The smaller ones are more expensive but are new and definitely managable by one person.

you may have one or be able to make one, essentially you are connecting the mic and earphone sockets on the radio to a Serial port on your computer, if you google it you may find the pin to pin details. I bought one off ebay for the convenience of having a USB connection and got the correct drivers ...

Thanks Poppypiesdad. Handn't thought about what they were made of. I've checked with the seller and the IBCs are food grade and have been used for water, i just think they are too big and unmanagable without the proper forklift or lifting tackle etc. The blue ones on the other hand have previously b...

Agreed the 205s would be very heavy when full, probably about the same as a large beer barrel (hogshead) - heavy but managable by a couple of people over short distances. I've got a couple of 45litre water carriers that I use for the caravan, they are heavy when full but easily managed by one person...