Following on from the original front Peovi cage for the IC-705, here is the recently released the PEOVI Full Wrap Cage. Here we also look at the new clear polycarbonate front cover than snaps between the two front knob protection … Continued
The Hattery to the rescue! A few years ago I started my search for a Western/Country style hat. The interest was created after having watched episodes of Justified admiring the hats worn by the character Raylan Givens. I spent a … Continued
I just received a Peovi Cage for my IC-705 radio. If the quality of the actual Peovi Cage was even close to the attention to detail of the packaging then I was really going to be in for a treat! … Continued
In an attempt to improve my morse code proficiency I signed up for the CW OPS Academy intermediate course. CW OPS have a requirement to head copy at a character speed of 25 word per minute and to send using … Continued
In previous articles I have written about biltong recipes, dryer construction and making your own using the BiltongMate. DIY biltong is not for everyone and if you want to just buy the product over the counter there are a number … Continued
In my previous blog about making biltong I talk about DIY spice recipes and how to make your own dryer. The blogs above have received many hits but few readers have actually followed through. The main reason being the hassle … Continued
Over the years I have been collecting 18650 LiIon batteries out of old laptop batteries. They usually have between 4 and 6 cells and it’s tough work trying to collect them. Also, you end with a whole mix of cells … Continued
The birth of Joel’s Revenge Fly. A few year’s ago Dave Hurley and myself were fishing Black’s Beach and we started catching a lot of fish on a bead head nymph that he had tied up. True to my haphazard … Continued
These talented artists (Barbi Dorfan and Helen Segal) were commissioned to design and install a 100 square foot mural depicting an under the ocean theme. After the sketch concept was approved it was traced onto fiberglass mesh and then cut … Continued
The “best” biltong Dryer In my previous blog I speak about Biltong Recipes. Here we will take a quick look at what a biltong dryer looks like. I put best in inverted commas above. Like the biltong recipe page where … Continued