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Yeah, yeah, get past the hippy balderdash and look at practical stuff.
Easy to read, easy to understand. That is the crux of the matter.

Very useful item, I use these because they seem to stand up to abuse a little better.
Tesco's often sell them at silly cheap prices...
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John Yeoman made a little silly schoolboy error and bought a home that he imagined he would be able to grow plants and develop his idea of a Village Guild of like-minded people who want to grow organic food, without all the fuss and palaver that gardening programs on the telly want to turn it into. ...

This is a superb little book by Michel Daniek. In it he describes which batteries to use, and how to get to get the best out of each type. There is all the information you need regarding formulas and making sense of power drain. He even shows how to make a simple device for aligning your panels to f...

Whisper, moving back to your original question, I like to be able to do virtually any task myself, so I spend my time learning how to do "stuff" This ranges from plumbing to basketry, mechanics to woodworking, welding, net making, shooting, conservation, Alternative technologies for power ...

Hamradioop, I understand that the law will be changed this year (July) regarding the use of SSB and AM frequencies? or have I, yet again, got the wrong end of the stick? a not unusual state of affairs. I rather get the impression that Ofcom won't do very much unless someone complains about interfere...

Can foresee a time when they ban cross bows or licence them I thought this too, so I bought one this January just so it's here if I need it. I have been trying in vain to find a club locally that allows it's use, they really are the pariah of all things weaponry, but so simple to use. I have a coup...

Hamradioop wrote:welcome, welcome , welcome, I am sure you will be an asset to the board with you knowledge of small engines

I hope so. I don't claim to know everything by any means, but I know a bit, or someone who might know more.....

For when Mrs Wiz and I go off on our annual jolly japes, I bought a Hope Stove from a company called DUNSTER HOUSE. This is pretty much the same as the Frontier Stove but hasn't had the things like the stove-pipe water heater developed for it (as yet, anyway). Before anyone rushes out to buy one thi...

I have used UK CB for some time. As others have remarked about their areas, in my area it appears to have completely died out too. However, all that means is that it works quite well for my wife and I as there is far less clutter from others using it. ;) We also run a multimode radio that is on the ...