tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50731275772599138752024-03-12T06:52:29.811+02:00Cape Town Amateur Radio CentreCape Town Amateur Radio Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706621627783736081noreply@blogger.comBlogger631125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-67643699849862083272024-03-11T14:04:00.001+02:002024-03-11T14:04:20.621+02:00CTARC Ragchew - February '24<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_XnjQdYr3zwxY4PDkl4Im-cZTePmd4m/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ragchew February 2024" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRdnyNP77M6QzL8Z2hpg8VTkwtwM2ruFMHaCXqszJQlo6bseMYCXY6iOp-H9wzv537Mtcc8Vclhn4B8-af3LmTF1lMykRmeiAXf07bAXI5VhjBvOTBor-JI4bd7NEG__iS20JGPk8ehnf_Tl9oDOKlAOiPrW130U0ahNSOGr23kabdc8-X5yFW6V_YPk7/w226-h320/Ragchew_2024_02.jpg" title="Ragchew February 2024" width="226" /></a></div><br />The February2024 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Charl ZS1ZZ, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div><div><br />Download the <b>February 2024 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_XnjQdYr3zwxY4PDkl4Im-cZTePmd4m/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-89057109613017805852024-02-07T10:14:00.000+02:002024-02-07T10:14:11.176+02:00Bigger, Better than ever, Bumper Flea Market - Saturday, 2 March<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; text-align: center;">Our Annual (now famous),</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;">Bigger, Better than ever, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt;">Bumper Flea Market </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">for 2024, will take place on</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;">Saturday, 2 March</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;">.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;"><br /></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (42).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="192" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1790169793162183254&th=18d7f5f131110256&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8SHW82zCEmMu4cI81dE8BI-83dcW6UD0dwRrho4z4Nl766DFPAikqhBy6uSgrWouEmzJxunpYzQc4dxGEPKK6tUzpi3PlIoR4IuI3PzyiWsmStMQmlLUXZ364&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ls0i7pnn2" width="263" /></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"></div><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">This year sellers may arrive from 11:45 am to set up their table or their boot sale. <i>No tables will be supplied by the club please bring your own.</i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Buyers may arrive from 12 noon.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (58).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="201" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1790169793162183254&th=18d7f5f131110256&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8rYMHk59ndDFQ9g54OfF32JqEcuo4Ik1QytCiIU-PxMUcfkWfcJHELHX_nxA3EHXtMiCWFZAc1Nx1kAzm8A5jZEwMQu7BOHeWNVp_02IHzWiol1RtNj4PPsUo&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ls0i79eu1" width="236" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Sellers R15 per car/ table, which includes a free raffle ticket, no charge to buyers.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (59).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="280" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1790169793162183254&th=18d7f5f131110256&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-MdGkFkRJliTvU_hEYCdjvtalYneb4_eI8z7RnVDD8W-21VGF-Xwroxa4l0FG4O8rF1dwNLitShBPwRjA-r6DHcfBuK_jbyZnRvTJoMlc2W5TldoZ5zErIoyo&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ls0i8hxt3" width="159" /></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ice cold liquid refreshments will be available with a small donation to the club, and delicious Boerwors rolls will be on sale from 13:30.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">(The club only has a certain amount of chairs so to be on the safe side you may wish to bring your own chairs along too).</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (1).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="144" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.4&permmsgid=msg-f:1790169793162183254&th=18d7f5f131110256&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-75QnvqAG-QpxKO0HKLEIzW0frC6CmD7idRxNkBHs5b-3TGoQiMtNyGoCkIwEMEq3rGKZJInIII-T8rm0Ls_w6aJWsJXQH1rN9jUJ3Bp9MV1qOO1LqQK9bvZM&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ls0ian2i4" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="144" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Come along for a great afternoon under the trees whether you are a buyer or seller it’s a great afternoon to chew the rag….</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">See you there.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><img alt="download - Copy.jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="161" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.5&permmsgid=msg-f:1790169793162183254&th=18d7f5f131110256&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ_ou9B2go25FW9AtJvZJqcAm5thW_XltfVR5II5eL2Dn_I6qoSGPMMa-1rwp4aHtLbf-w_j9L9soJcdgMOdru2oNrZ4qXo0DL6PIFBlNODWaySeLx0aImqhwd8&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ls0ic8oq5" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;" width="282" />James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-67065002091576030572024-01-31T13:01:00.000+02:002024-01-31T13:01:36.803+02:00CTARC Ragchew - January '24<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nr1yjn2koRg-nl1p8aDKMAXtRiUZ6wkV/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ragchew January 2024" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoRSobQTn3ahrL-6_3yGj1Mz0KLjx90B600JOa3eJxCx-T-kqL9Lpgmc3COV-zlUzGbCMBJYF4TxbjyALxPfh5_SsupSyuC21r-SvZ3-fq-Gmdv3Wu1Hvw-3jW0xmFInQZfxBcwPceWF8KVd3D7uNlmAYCaJOHk9LnyobAEpQHGf5mBUTZ-mqrw3uiH9g/w226-h320/Ragchew_2024_01.jpg" title="Ragchew January 2024" width="226" /></a></div>The January2024 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Charl ZS1ZZ, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div><div><br />Download the <b>January 2024 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nr1yjn2koRg-nl1p8aDKMAXtRiUZ6wkV/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-15883410665924898832023-12-22T11:13:00.002+02:002023-12-22T11:13:48.658+02:00CTARC Ragchew - November '23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vuIBs3NMAJh2frwAxYGlXrqnA1UfWTTB/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ragchew November 2023" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYi-XGn8yuvygY6eRnxNT1zmHQyYtdmNicVcDMX94fSm9s1zEK6hohXI5_WF-EYohorAWrWl9v3knDhB7gCw0jGdpbp9Yg-xmvvMa5ljBw1pmWoIUV0V4iYCRsujN7va2nvGhc3wZ2XqpZIMWEt-Lu5bSJxiOtWX6G-RQnnjKj_ZNNqm0onAvKj82HNp-/w226-h320/Ragchew_2023-11.jpg" title="Ragchew November 2023" width="226" /></a></div>The November 2023 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Charl ZS1ZZ, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div><div><br />Download the <b>November 2023 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vuIBs3NMAJh2frwAxYGlXrqnA1UfWTTB/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-27748348365129726322023-11-08T13:16:00.000+02:002023-11-08T13:16:27.868+02:00CTARC Ragchew - October '23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AFDxuG-Kjb13tHDl2c8Ak1lduau0jwdk/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Ragchew October 2023" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-KCsi9bvcPzch34A7G6sNl347WoWs-jF1wSYyaaAgbW4fVif7hhvNMRUSHRKbxLt4xhj7f57JHYkayNCY7JQsJXas5l98ZJ0dyRHVgp7jT6PDjk9DqeoyZoW2He6bCBLnR7hGksiZXxNGl_j7HJ1k43m34QDD1ytjbff4sCpvhJVMcZHYu7B1kzONnyc/w226-h320/Ragchew_2023_10.jpg" title="Ragchew October 2023" width="226" /></a></div>The October 2023 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Charl ZS1ZZ, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div><div><br />Download the <b>October 2023 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AFDxuG-Kjb13tHDl2c8Ak1lduau0jwdk/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page<br /></a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-47256515109361615122023-10-09T14:33:00.002+02:002023-11-08T13:21:13.127+02:00CTARC Ragchew - September '23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQ7PLATytb6dzfesXZx3ZHEa6wxhdB7V/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0pBLaVwDDqE3y0Lx7YI9KzG2esVJlrIs0WAcKIqp-Zst8XxT5a5lM8VFSx5dFi7-z2LNfrxahtXrWRELeRd1-aOk3TCO9S-eL0J7iDFoETnzuCQjBz8FC_5eiIipxpKHjhjlzVwe1Qgy4hYIrauLCP7eQbAujy_ikSeiOIV74nKlZ78SmLGufPgt1Ox_/s1600/Ragchew%202023-09.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>The September 2023 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Charl ZS1ZZ, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div><div><br />Download the <b>September 2023 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQ7PLATytb6dzfesXZx3ZHEa6wxhdB7V/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-91911810443088540532023-08-16T18:24:00.003+02:002023-08-16T18:30:59.788+02:00CTARC: International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend: 19/20 August<p> <b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 22pt;">THIS WEEKEND! </span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 22pt;">The CTARC is preparing for the International Lightship and Lighthouse weekend.</span><span style="font-size: 22pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;">REMEMBER There is NO monthly meeting this month, however, there will be a Fox Hunt on 26 August, details to follow:</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Once again we have arranged to man the Green Point lighthouse from the </span><b style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Saturday morning of 19 August until mid-day Sunday of 20 August.</b><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;"> We have repeated this so often now that our Lighthouse team manages to do the set-up and take-down with military precision but we still need manpower from our members, especially around 10:00 on Saturday morning in order to get our beam antenna raised.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="images (4).jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="168" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1774302346643170105&th=189f969567cee339&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-idxOll7xsJknB0u11QL2TO8bkSX0RkxMv-CmnLQJHwTL6ZdQXsJHmz5SXy0AFHkTtlV_JdN7XRc77dtiRHCCZp3AZMang7xP5Cj-jezz-c4HXMoZjy5Ru5dw&disp=emb&realattid=ii_llccdcv13" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;">Even if you are not taking part in the Lighthouse weekend, it would be appreciated if club members could come and assist with the set up at Green Point on Saturday morning 19 August 10h00 and for take down on Sunday, 20<sup>th</sup> at 11h00. (Committee members will meet at the clubhouse at 08h30 on Saturday morning to load antennas and equipment).</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;">We will be having our very popular and always well attended Sunset Bring ‘n Braai on the Saturday evening (weather permitting) so even if you are not planning to operate, please join us and bring the XYL along for this social event. Fires will be lit at 5pm. Please bring your meat, rolls and salads, refreshments etc; to the braai.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (3).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="225" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1774302346643170105&th=189f969567cee339&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8mgsAGjQtq4uvk9gShtH5lmTC5aeyqxw9f6-g3AFZpqdbUKvDEVaxaBXIaOZfnloQk3L80O8DCDvg25rApLfBhyQLySwOd06rEn0UUJmrBt82KlvGb9FQvxZ8&disp=emb&realattid=ii_llccecdv4" width="225" /></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;">We need operators for the event so please pop in and grab a mike or key and make a few contacts with us, it’s always great fun. This should be especially interesting for some of our new hams to make some international SSB contacts.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;">If you are planning on staying over (the more the merrier,) then please do let me know soonest and John can arrange enough room for us all. We already have some members staying over this year, which is great news.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 14pt;">See you there.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><img alt="images (3).jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="168" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1774302346643170105&th=189f969567cee339&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-5T58Ppqmk6n4ejuf9xO0_9xNi-QQE7Uhsto0Ek921R9Dljnkv-bN9ZA9utAa3mN1hIIwvmACrd6lNd-Vnxva2QRQ-TDZGjdlPa11NRZFk3QmXL0Jo6ioaLKg&disp=emb&realattid=ii_llccf5855" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; cursor: pointer; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="300" />James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-80715712617435167702023-08-08T12:25:00.002+02:002023-08-08T12:25:42.807+02:00CTARC Ragchew - July '23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jw-M2ha_lu4EY5vhIgq0Q-y6Sdg02eEt/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew July '23" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQmVyC4cUEiMaByu-5aTgd8vMYZSzPio5f7U0lFs4IG0OmWuhlyYlAyDSYr7wg7zex__helX3LvYYYQhMDNXQPcB-WTC4xc2Iv4LWmp10hmQnrHm06PsY_Hm7FNm8_N1U0xx8xSJS87rViKQN74emjuQsPgjVELWgJ17yGquH8STSSQ3r2s0v56WT8kM-/w226-h320/Ragchew_2023-07.png" title="CTARC Ragchew July '23" width="226" /></a></div>The July 2023 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Charl ZS1ZZ, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div></div><div><br />Download the <b>July 2023 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jw-M2ha_lu4EY5vhIgq0Q-y6Sdg02eEt/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he<br />re</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-91455989665040953762023-04-20T17:42:00.003+02:002023-04-20T17:45:10.551+02:00Mills On The Air 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFkgXpypix92lFAQKSzwFVCuRrD1jpvKXIgtUHuVuoQxh3nx3ZMRYV8dVNz2U31Cn6jjwfT1uevDvGoGS3uAsAopivUxQqvkbIyRe7J_m2B767Q5pC0sqDuiPJrLs207xHyAa0T2xOdfglm3rHqBDXmq8X0VWL3iPYXKxV4OXSJMszBidnLf0bpBrYw/s1280/Mills%20On%20The%20Air%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFkgXpypix92lFAQKSzwFVCuRrD1jpvKXIgtUHuVuoQxh3nx3ZMRYV8dVNz2U31Cn6jjwfT1uevDvGoGS3uAsAopivUxQqvkbIyRe7J_m2B767Q5pC0sqDuiPJrLs207xHyAa0T2xOdfglm3rHqBDXmq8X0VWL3iPYXKxV4OXSJMszBidnLf0bpBrYw/w480-h640/Mills%20On%20The%20Air%202023.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-46533946679617827442023-04-20T17:37:00.004+02:002023-04-20T17:44:39.881+02:00Monthly Meeting: SKA MeerKAt Telescope<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This Saturday, 22 April is the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span class="il" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">CTARC</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">'s Monthly meeting.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>'A Brief History of the SKA MeerKAT Telescope, </b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>the challenges, the solutions, and some of the technical details'.</b> <br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="il">CTARC</span> member, Wesley New, ZS1NEW, an electrical engineer, will talk to us on this very interesting topic and we are expecting a full clubhouse for this one.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wesley is currently working at the facility and has been with them 13 years. This presentation will be extremely interesting.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="images.jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="168" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1763597381453826950&th=18798e79785d4b86&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ9s2oL9moqhQY0o1rfuU_wdGRt738sRlKnFDXMs6y04dLOpMAB0ncBzYG2CPEr5Q2gyeQCIWStXgDFhoXW92nukJeL14bNdhoG-fGd6XgbRhtay6mfKEX_VR58&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lgmacmi90" width="299" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The meeting will start at 14:00 sharp, so come and get a good seat.</div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-653119331235401982023-03-30T17:01:00.001+02:002023-03-30T17:06:53.846+02:00CTARC Ragchew - March '23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DzCOCKgo5lIteb0686wxmXlVK5q6Ml1U/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew March '23" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzeTRRz5K86Daw1GxXUtru5ROtdTbpD5nSGnkpfxFV0fdA8f69iFhEP8DDdvO3m7x3ODqTWIov6n944XGCVYIiafyUwErwVE94XYl3MDvXxEHSNVtiL3Onk57X8J-GO7pfKlXwlDvWv1L8m1SFrpkwjQ43r_c22j0jopm4Ar0GeBtukWnHvQRaR1T5Q/w226-h320/Ragchew_2023-03.jpg" title="CTARC Ragchew March '23" width="226" /></a></div>The March 2023 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<div><br /></div><div><div>After 10 years of being Ragchew editor Anne has decided to step down and let someone take it over. Until then, every month Anne will be sending out information emails to keep you all updated on Club News.</div><div><br /></div><div>You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you. To do so, please contact the Anne at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b></div></div><div><br />Download the <b>March 2023 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DzCOCKgo5lIteb0686wxmXlVK5q6Ml1U/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he<br />re</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-56381363221114248042023-02-17T14:48:00.005+02:002023-02-17T14:49:43.898+02:00REMINDER... CTARC: FoxHunt: Saturday, 25 February<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Everyone.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">All fox hunters and interested members are invited to attend our club’s foxhunt <span class="gmail_default" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">on</span></span> Saturday <span class="gmail_default" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">25th February</span></span>. Please be at the clubhouse at 11:45 for the briefing by Peter ZS1PC.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The fox will be switched on at 12:00. </span></p><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (66).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="203" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1758076550050853531&th=1865f14ebdb9b29b&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ9B5nTmLKH63ZrQfH9guADVmE2G6C3GFPGSHaiGo2Mw68uH9AzS4lO6dkwdimI2QPp_SMk264pofzs-QH3n2W6Udwsqh76mhe5wAonbaX6slFsA73pgAQa5pAE&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lbak5wrk1" width="248" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Time limit to find the fox is 2 hours. <span class="gmail_default" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">We wIll</span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">me</span></span>et back at the club for results afterwards. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Coffee and tea will be available courtesy of Tony TK, </span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">and</span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span>Ice cold refreshments at club prices will be available at the club house after the hunt.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Could all those interested in attending let me (Peter) know. Further details will be provided once it is confirmed who will attend. We have a foxhunt Whatsapp group which Peter can add you to.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This is an excellent opportunity for anyone new to fox hunting to learn the equipment and the techniques; remember you can pair up and share a car. Or work solo, up to you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Peter</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ZS1PC </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tel: 082 803 9909</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";">Email: <a href="mailto:zs1pc73@gmail.com" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">zs1pc73@gmail.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">What you will need:</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">• Transport, Hat, walking shoes,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">• Radio: Minimum of a VHF Handy Talkie (ideally dual band, VHF and UHF, for the 3rd harmonic).<br />• Antenna: Minimum HT antenna, but will be easier if you also have a VHF/UHF Yagi (Amsat/Tape measure Yagi is perfect).<br />• Any other secret radio tracking tech in your arsenal</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (67).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="247" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1758076550050853531&th=1865f14ebdb9b29b&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ9UxGYL6it6if4ekwxVjlap02orHjvkgDCGIrxixyHM5izYrOooVxSnhPAtKnxNIvrdg_sJm-boTGffd9wPiyss-Uso_9UDJnJZjPsmtg3cNCRUhR0HC6fU8mE&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lbak70l82" width="204" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Links below to Ragchew Oct 2018 with lots of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fox</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Hunt</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> info and to a youtube video for building an antenna</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYOGtfBPaqtvKIbW1c3t-fbX-E54r1Gi/view&source=gmail&ust=1676719400558000&usg=AOvVaw0-CJrA2-LixQAOFvZuqQGR" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYOGtfBPaqtvKIbW1c3t-fbX-E54r1Gi/view" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif";">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr></wbr>d/1PYOGtfBPaqtvKIbW1c3t-fbX-<wbr></wbr>E54r1Gi/view</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DktoiyKoo36A&source=gmail&ust=1676719400558000&usg=AOvVaw0S1AL_OcJQaP491KC5YTnN" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktoiyKoo36A" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif";">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=ktoiyKoo36A</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p></div><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><img alt="download (68).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="211" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1758076550050853531&th=1865f14ebdb9b29b&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-ddWYD29_csOcXxwZNHToK2uVKvpjxv19zK1AME3SrFVn_d2L5iCaso2B6DBd3HQdThmXBnuvMH-0xgh68PvcVX_mH3fql4b8bmkOnFAFUOOEKEiORYptTxHg&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lbak57280" width="238" /></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 18px;">Regards,</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 18px;">Anne</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-37289894803609318172023-02-16T12:52:00.001+02:002023-02-16T12:53:01.952+02:00CTARC's BIGGER, BETTER THAN EVER FLEA MARKET Saturday, 4 March<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Hi Everyone</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"> </p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="unnamed.jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="246" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1757983950605323967&th=18659d16c0ab0ebf&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-RjWHOamWtfGQ2EYZbk5bGpPTqTU4_lrXQvro0pMQH5kXpp-A39IGIVilFafhaXGWbAAvnNIdnt-MFNp5YozLHKjxQq9JEaq32G6GktGT9gVBBZNrJ0YNr0Bk&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ldoc0lne2" width="205" /></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Annual (now famous),</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;">Bigger, Better than ever, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bumper Flea Market </span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">for 2023, will take place on</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;">Saturday, 4 March</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 22pt;">.</span></p><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (58).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="201" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1757983950605323967&th=18659d16c0ab0ebf&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8CnN__sa0jXW7zx0jGIX4KoxkEpfkJZ8Hz3E7aGSlEsPn4jm9OMP8eIMKPfUve3C3kZxbQR6lDJP5X7L2-zEjzvSFdUcWzUsgOsaf8p8Gnz2KOAIn5vV6FXWo&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ldobxjn50" width="236" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">This year we are able to return to the pre-covid format and sellers may arrive from 11:45 am to set up their table or their boot sale. <i>No tables will be supplied by the club please bring your own.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Buyers may arrive from 12 noon.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sellers R15 per car/ table, which includes a free raffle ticket, no charge to buyers.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="images (53).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="273" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.4&permmsgid=msg-f:1757983950605323967&th=18659d16c0ab0ebf&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-R152M1a1Gy7ZZdv2UTVSY9hgVOpe9gEK0Z81abcw01QrWKjCOWUgwijA6SuegqDGD7vQ9gHJTuzcJwiVi6BHkSpK-BYpIRP6-6bJRs0BRylgMNo7Uk2XtMV0&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ldoc1t703" width="185" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ice cold liquid refreshments will be available with a small donation to the club, and delicious Boerewors rolls will be on sale from 13:30.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">(The club only has a certain amount of chairs so to be on the safe side you may wish to bring your own chairs along too).</span></span></p><div style="text-align: right;"><img alt="download.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="133" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.5&permmsgid=msg-f:1757983950605323967&th=18659d16c0ab0ebf&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8oxBcnFglrj48aUfXYGcTkf7JFzghDgNjUD-DA-qyIT1ksdU0S7ZuBwFuwJHQGczv17hgU2V_-LZ94IutPPhovirkvW3Csyjdth0ht6vq_zy1pNon5chQ4bU0&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ldoc2zcb4" style="cursor: pointer; margin-right: 0px; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="206" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Come along for a great afternoon under the trees whether you are a buyer or seller it’s a great afternoon to chew the rag….</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;">See you there.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><img alt="unnamed (2).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="208" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1757983950605323967&th=18659d16c0ab0ebf&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-_Vvx7QUvvsWrvyzmPd1N4-cMzcEjni1XdHNycvrGGLm1vro63D_OG2Q_u-rH6Llp2dEI_ZSd1H0IJ85vFmabMsXhmTjiKYnTY9hUp9jhabb-XxgfWhUTo7t0&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ldoc052k1" width="227" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Anne</span></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-15316381872560889992023-02-01T10:21:00.000+02:002023-02-01T10:21:27.351+02:00CTARC Ragchew - January '23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GyA35jCrGXhZp0o_daJ6NM6biYUl78yd/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew January '23" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ9R3Un1wjBIFWP4eqwx0R9DyDFts8wZ_BwCBFgsDh8Oe53Bz_zBI8eanVJVXJ6TXMULAOHVLDN4I0GVUSEHJJA6F2IkGx7VzsUO8gpMjMFuWYUdGzpEVpvHUbTtl7f48vv-xhsL5BbK63o_WfS_e4ObF7jntvBct7GJUEP0N6qQ9eszuiHpSs4L5hA/w226-h320/Ragchew_2023-01.jpg" title="CTARC Ragchew January '23" width="226" /></a></div><br />The January 2023 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition! Remember please, Anne always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! Only text in 'Word' and jpeg pictures please!<br /><br />You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details <i>and </i>prices. To do so, please contact the editor at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b><br /><br />Download the <b>January 2023 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GyA35jCrGXhZp0o_daJ6NM6biYUl78yd/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he<br />re</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-34355196822693070172022-12-05T12:55:00.001+02:002022-12-05T12:55:20.164+02:00October Meeting Report Back: Bouvet Island<p>At the October Meeting of the CTARC we had a very interesting talk from Adrian, KO8SCA online from the USA about the upcoming 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition.</p><p>Adrian spoke to us in real time and this video was projected on the wall inside our club house. Members could also take part from their homes by logging into our Jitsi VOIP system. A question-and-answer opportunity took place at the end of the talk.</p><p>Please see pictures of our October meeting and the attachment which you may find interesting, which I am unable to put in Ragchew as it's a 2 page pdf...</p><p>You can download the the attachment [<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BrFv3coZOa6eN6YcgFS_0uUaORBheIzD/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>].</p><p>Thanks to Paul ZS1S for organising this event.</p><p>A</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPvXuioruIFIVCjg_SZV07t9AcPr_oO7B2YjUoaJLwUtqjiMSsATk3YC8a8VKI9FVgXC3Mc2Y3Db_491LNLrouCcOYBETuQ3aWJaSGIRqv7j0hmUkQDqfO-D7jmXSw-F-5zRIaPQmgMiwNBUsoxsgWp5AK8s9cfc1GG1PsyQrSUHOfEx41iYVdX_E8g/s480/IMG-20221022-WA0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPvXuioruIFIVCjg_SZV07t9AcPr_oO7B2YjUoaJLwUtqjiMSsATk3YC8a8VKI9FVgXC3Mc2Y3Db_491LNLrouCcOYBETuQ3aWJaSGIRqv7j0hmUkQDqfO-D7jmXSw-F-5zRIaPQmgMiwNBUsoxsgWp5AK8s9cfc1GG1PsyQrSUHOfEx41iYVdX_E8g/s320/IMG-20221022-WA0014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy43u8shmA1RtuRFL6xrvgirJwxioGJ04LpxWJ-yBlSsy7-YInlir8Y3OTmD6B3onWAo_d0ACyvI2taw7VzrbSz2CUo_Qmwsn6K_4nBjGO9If3XI1ejps1SltBhZlyFeh-xmF6BuRyZBGJgB_4qmCvpKcUFJrj5TGTGQzGniaFkWK9mbsa7rw3BE3Uqw/s480/IMG-20221022-WA0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy43u8shmA1RtuRFL6xrvgirJwxioGJ04LpxWJ-yBlSsy7-YInlir8Y3OTmD6B3onWAo_d0ACyvI2taw7VzrbSz2CUo_Qmwsn6K_4nBjGO9If3XI1ejps1SltBhZlyFeh-xmF6BuRyZBGJgB_4qmCvpKcUFJrj5TGTGQzGniaFkWK9mbsa7rw3BE3Uqw/s320/IMG-20221022-WA0015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kI_CcwxxKhFHGmm2mCF42olXeW9PANQVR4dfD8dYUeIJwKl3MM1dHKy4Ldare7SzHprfe9cjcC_3VWhssqN7d_aX6P6BYAf_qMJeeABK4HckP-A4hOE9I2dLFkwTUe94CtB0zVnDBia9c3qBbQwRolgZruiNL9O8BrlqIQ47B2NFBcR5KO9koEfi8w/s480/IMG-20221022-WA0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kI_CcwxxKhFHGmm2mCF42olXeW9PANQVR4dfD8dYUeIJwKl3MM1dHKy4Ldare7SzHprfe9cjcC_3VWhssqN7d_aX6P6BYAf_qMJeeABK4HckP-A4hOE9I2dLFkwTUe94CtB0zVnDBia9c3qBbQwRolgZruiNL9O8BrlqIQ47B2NFBcR5KO9koEfi8w/s320/IMG-20221022-WA0016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><p></p>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-65797501447862406262022-12-05T12:40:00.002+02:002022-12-05T13:06:08.864+02:00CTARC: FoxHunt: This Saturday, 10 December<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">All fox hunters and interested members are invited to attend our club’s foxhunt this coming Saturday 10th December. Please be at the clubhouse at 11:45 for the briefing by Peter ZS1PC.</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">The fox will be switched on at 12:00.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwJlpZMk5sJsr7bW_tLDaP_pY8tqOPXyp23DkLYdpSAV8UKLqGmfG-G83ff6ehaWtnQUhmFuRcZYWJdeTLM2acSRXh2HkzhZEka1bZ3Dlc_39tRM8v2unxHFi6jSKUxl5XxEQ1SKwHp7a_Vu3GqbNWM8smoo1HaJJ8-9sUVsdwfyX_ciK8URLJNT6sg/s248/fox1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="248" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwJlpZMk5sJsr7bW_tLDaP_pY8tqOPXyp23DkLYdpSAV8UKLqGmfG-G83ff6ehaWtnQUhmFuRcZYWJdeTLM2acSRXh2HkzhZEka1bZ3Dlc_39tRM8v2unxHFi6jSKUxl5XxEQ1SKwHp7a_Vu3GqbNWM8smoo1HaJJ8-9sUVsdwfyX_ciK8URLJNT6sg/s1600/fox1.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Time limit to find the fox is 2 hours. Meet back at the club for results afterwards. Ice cold refreshments at club prices will be available at the club house after the hunt.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Could all those interested in attending let me (Peter) know. Further details will be provided once it is confirmed who will attend. We have a foxhunt Whatsapp group which Peter can add you to.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This is an excellent opportunity for anyone new to fox hunting to learn the equipment and the techniques; remember you can pair up and share a car. Or work solo, up to you.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Peter<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">ZS1PC <br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Tel: 082 803 9909<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Email: <a href="mailto:zs1pc73@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zs1pc73@gmail.com</a></span></div><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">What you will need:</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">• Transport, Hat, walking shoes,</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">• Radio: Minimum of a VHF Handy Talkie (ideally dual band, VHF and UHF, for the 3rd harmonic).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">• Antenna: Minimum HT antenna, but will be easier if you also have a VHF/UHF Yagi (Amsat/Tape measure Yagi is perfect).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">• Any other secret radio tracking tech in your arsenal.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAPLweRG6f2BVs_dMcF9zQ1hREjthjqDGCIuwfrh9O7smp3mPIA9xJoJtwP391GEKqm3SG5xeSgqTTMRhirk-IxqocKTp45QLFHyXQl2ytJzMTALjChl3WwQQhx-EipbY03EP0Sl2VHEUOeesXSkK925VJSmcOld93aNVkyhjBKuOofYnT7mhLoqYvQ/s247/fox2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="204" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAPLweRG6f2BVs_dMcF9zQ1hREjthjqDGCIuwfrh9O7smp3mPIA9xJoJtwP391GEKqm3SG5xeSgqTTMRhirk-IxqocKTp45QLFHyXQl2ytJzMTALjChl3WwQQhx-EipbY03EP0Sl2VHEUOeesXSkK925VJSmcOld93aNVkyhjBKuOofYnT7mhLoqYvQ/s1600/fox2.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><p>Links below to Ragchew Oct 2018 with lots of Fox Hunt info and to a YouTube video for building an antenna</p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYOGtfBPaqtvKIbW1c3t-fbX-E54r1Gi/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYOGtfBPaqtvKIbW1c3t-fbX-E54r1Gi/view</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktoiyKoo36A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktoiyKoo36A</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYSYO1vhR7_HTLNk9NcYjq4__wY2fURGr4LwKcItIqJ5VWUItQnxsVUobGeXj5q6SuXrSN6nRMDdHPtDGLum9HHtm8bVgXGhiVBkkDSA4Uamqom4OZwMrSmyJ6TROY7WIvRJVTDOGJ0ALvvmf_pj0vmONt4iyxB7tZ_Ys_E3Wn4Uf0WvN5VtkV6u0NA/s238/fox3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="238" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYSYO1vhR7_HTLNk9NcYjq4__wY2fURGr4LwKcItIqJ5VWUItQnxsVUobGeXj5q6SuXrSN6nRMDdHPtDGLum9HHtm8bVgXGhiVBkkDSA4Uamqom4OZwMrSmyJ6TROY7WIvRJVTDOGJ0ALvvmf_pj0vmONt4iyxB7tZ_Ys_E3Wn4Uf0WvN5VtkV6u0NA/s1600/fox3.jpg" width="238" /></a></span></div><p></p>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-7723676927862190402022-12-02T10:28:00.001+02:002022-12-02T10:33:36.579+02:00CTARC Ragchew - December '22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mzeQIMMBBdfXypTdWmGclojE_Hefitl-/view?usp=share_link" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew - December '22" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CFeGFkkQoRIZ1xv3XULzHSH5YxrD5mytG9g0nP3ZbLfIUMc912gmNiSsmQZCD8Mi7iUjbzzVZDjqGIcyxY7P1Inxs8OByevT9F7lAnvAgaBnOkOKu_1YeokxGzUViUikc1xR8yG0BlpL5C4UcdCtvNGfyMLQfVyKjtuJC1QDdvmWY-1Y8e9oS_3iPw/w226-h320/Ragchew%20November%20and%20December%202022.jpg" title="CTARC Ragchew - December '22" width="226" /></a></div>The December 2022 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition! Remember please, Anne always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! Only text in 'Word' and jpeg pictures please!<br /><br />You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details <i>and </i>prices. To do so, please contact the editor at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b><br /><br />Download the <b>December 2022 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mzeQIMMBBdfXypTdWmGclojE_Hefitl-/view?usp=share_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he<br />re</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-51601487501252265702022-11-21T19:45:00.003+02:002022-11-21T20:06:24.556+02:00End of Year Function Invite: Saturday, 26th November<p> <span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Hi</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span class="il" face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">CTARC</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">Members and family.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Our last club get together of the year will be held on Saturday, 26 November,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">(our Year End Function).</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (6).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="131" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1749725562066825905&th=18484620d569f2b1&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ_BNSGkrIjJJvwPksnlb57fh0jhGGubRBNopKS-hg3ze92F6YHzYLzfD8SYrZqPySNnBf7MtUnAgEjGI94Sk-Ic_n_J_VqOAjtQnWV3BQLftVM-TwTYzfIbsig&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lakpsuz20" width="385" /></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">As usual this is a social event under the shade trees on the lawn in front of the club house.</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Members are encouraged to bring their partners </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">t</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">o this social event and the club will be sponsoring fresh beef burgers with all the trimmings for you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">If beef burgers are not your choice you are more than welcome to bring and braai your own meat on the club’s braai fires. Please bring your chairs, (we only have 30 chairs and these get snapped up fast).</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><img alt="download (2).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="210" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.2&permmsgid=msg-f:1749725562066825905&th=18484620d569f2b1&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8EF2rRCUMrTAqXKeLyLJ6bV5xj3i2i0DeF3caEHXeGTIdR0blj_aXs200ISuh-yEvv_x8lXfYY9VkF7RNg8uNigxVc6lrpHivEvV2zoLFb7Re5wZS4X4fU65s&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lakptk2l1" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;" width="240" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Ice cold refreshments will be on sale and the braai fires should be ready by 13:00. The club house will be open from 12:00.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">There will be a mini flea market / boot sale too, so bring your wares along and get selling from your own table, (please bring your table), or from the boot of your car….</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><img alt="download (32).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="229" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.3&permmsgid=msg-f:1749725562066825905&th=18484620d569f2b1&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8sgENV7Cp6Htc9V0qvybKKmPHLBB9OAebggkLbwXWY8mKXXRwtk2sTK84hZJLduznrGKCcwI_DjKE4tY0hbs9dqtXyi0pRbZWyERtc0g_0moiIseFoau9lYRE&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lakpuphj2" width="204" /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">This is always a very pleasant afternoon with friends and family. It’s always well attended and one of the highlights on the <span class="il">CTARC</span> calendar.</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #500050;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">This year is doubly special as Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QT, the president of the SARL, is flying in specially to join us for the afternoon.</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b5394; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif"" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Nico wants to come and see how the <span class="il">CTARC</span>, voted best club in 2021, has their wonderful socials and get - togethers and enjoy themselves whilst promoting the wonderful hobby in the Western Cape.</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif""></span></p><img alt="download (57).jpg" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-image-whitelisted="" height="205" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=275696df75&attid=0.4&permmsgid=msg-f:1749725562066825905&th=18484620d569f2b1&view=fimg&fur=ip&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ-nBCYp6YVXqNYEZDv6BS5r1m3DKVbVXLP43qNf4E3OMh9lpdiZNZoeby8DJIh-YAZTpDJMcOS6yFTi_qRtIZ8eM2izi37f37eUh5Exw_89VBqwNRR3R6TwndY&disp=emb&realattid=ii_lakpvlvb3" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;" width="245" />James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-75136155560442854732022-10-05T18:09:00.005+02:002022-10-05T18:09:45.367+02:00Conductors for HF Antennas<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">Received from Anne: </span></h3><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">A very interesting article was sent to me by Club member, Johan Sevenster, ZS1A. The article was originally published in the ARRL QEX Magazine back in November / December 2000. It discusses the merits of various antenna metals with actual measurements such as with stainless steel, aluminum, solid versus stranded wire etc. [Our chairman] Rob assures me our members will enjoy it.</span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't been able to get permission to use this article in our Newsletter, so the best way for me to do this is to send you the link to it so you can have a look for yourselves. I am sure you will find it very interesting.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Follow this link: </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rudys.typepad.com/ant/files/antenna_wire_conductor.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1665063104708000&usg=AOvVaw356aLbQug78V8pQZ122Flr" href="https://rudys.typepad.com/ant/files/antenna_wire_conductor.pdf" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://rudys.typepad.com/ant/<wbr></wbr>files/antenna_wire_conductor.<wbr></wbr>pdf</a></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><h3 style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro", "serif"; font-style: italic; margin: 2.05pt 0cm 0.0001pt 29.35pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img height="3" width="282" /></span></h3><h3 style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro", "serif"; font-style: italic; margin: 2.05pt 0cm 0.0001pt 29.35pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Conductors<span style="letter-spacing: -2.55pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -2.45pt;"> </span>HF<span style="letter-spacing: -2.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Antennas</span></span></h3><p style="font-family: Cambria, "serif"; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro", "serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i><i style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 20pt;">Putting<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>up<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>antenna<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>low<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>bands?<span style="letter-spacing: -1.1pt;"> </span>What<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>kind<span style="letter-spacing: -1pt;"> </span>of <span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">wire</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">will</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">you</span></span></i><i style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">use?</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt;"> </span></span></i></p><p style="font-family: Cambria, "serif"; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">This</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">analysis</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.75pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">may</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.35pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">change</span><span style="letter-spacing: -1.25pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">your</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">plans.</span></span></i></p><p style="font-family: Cambria, "serif"; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 20pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">By Rudi Stevens, N6NF</span></span></i></p></div>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-83668670457705350002022-10-05T15:48:00.000+02:002022-10-05T15:48:57.819+02:00CTARC Ragchew - October '22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oy7j8YkvaWdU-5qqwT2Nblfwu9CbPCyB/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew - October '22" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI5cCV1APqI_eHpFL6tx4mQfTx7N2N3MGXtXzdGAEntfW_Tg7ANI2Db_uSIXWIENlnszNYm4hWWFigP23KM-D6bOej24G7s3zEwsbj5y5gcHt-0DSQXakfM8iQenR3kpYi5yfCvCS5dTfnpSJZPFLXYYx5W9uDl7hoKKFXmuxnDxoxxutrpk6I_H4UA/w226-h320/Ragchew_2022_10.jpg" title="CTARC Ragchew - October '22" width="226" /></a></div>The October 2022 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition! Remember please, Anne always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! Only text in 'Word' and jpeg pictures please!<br /><br />You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details <i>and </i>prices. To do so, please contact the editor at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b><br /><br />Download the <b>October 2022 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oy7j8YkvaWdU-5qqwT2Nblfwu9CbPCyB/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he<br />re</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-40317624303005948752022-09-01T16:47:00.002+02:002022-09-02T16:37:39.045+02:00CTARC Ragchew - September '22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jpiNPj7LCDd0H1R8ORQjuQ_yYseT-_e8/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew - September '22" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOBAubNidQJatKxvjb70Xyhg67z8Sa5Nyx9vVDz9NNWY4n3z8dty7jeoyq6Q1ufq8K1wv-uMH-IknxqcY2mjKzbCWaQdXvM4x2lrBlExqo8VmQ36erCloDjKWZFo7Jal3CW8Ek74mus3vOoVlgJblwI0lm2Ehfp7LAz_1AFx1EnqO7YuBwoSdCxx1qA/w226-h320/Ragchew_2022_09.jpg" title="CTARC Ragchew - September '22" width="226" /></a></div>The September 2022 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition! Remember please, Anne is always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! Only text in 'Word' and jpeg pictures please!<br /><br />You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details <i>and </i>prices. To do so, please contact the editor at <b><a href="mailto:zs1ct@ctarc.org.za">zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</a></b><br /><br />Download the <b>September 2022 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jpiNPj7LCDd0H1R8ORQjuQ_yYseT-_e8/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-46157892001625479352022-08-01T11:51:00.001+02:002022-08-01T11:51:37.200+02:00CTARC Ragchew - August '22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSyTtQaYUm0wHo45DN3QSANA0MqQxK1u/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CTARC Ragchew - August '22" border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWr81pqXRB7HpNu_jKe8hCdHNCw8_PjBI2K1ziZPyNq4Vo7fezhAnp2FuMmmqimV5mhfcw3qstRE282xRix5YTwBaRp0bdPKDxQ0We40jkS7UsKXJ96weiCjVphAEF74PyfNjZmReNjRcAMdqXNlynB4G8aJKs_9543LTB6xMKG2gtedSeB51f5EWkQ/w226-h320/Ragchew%20August%202022.jpg" title="CTARC Ragchew - August '22" width="226" /></a></div><br />The August 2022 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p><p></p>Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition! Remember please, Anne is always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! Only text in 'Word' and jpeg pictures please!<br /><br />You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details <i>and </i>prices. To do so, please contact the editor at <b>zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</b><br /><br />Download the <b>August 2022 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSyTtQaYUm0wHo45DN3QSANA0MqQxK1u/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-51468238414109111242022-07-05T14:33:00.001+02:002022-07-05T14:37:41.316+02:00CTARC Ragchew - July '22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCTAD5GpLzjj5WWKuG9pWq1KHA6DoXBW/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsOSfghSAG5yfwlh8awPH12t-7yg5K_lyzAL-TKvID8WEFPP-QuRurCZ_AsqniK2EedYZjFnuOkS-q8H2rrvGhS-qZt4OjHk7IJ3MpMk-ozUTxC4a_m9Bx7p7WlfdLcgXJVY-JpW2PmIfWmFjNCcAUxiKTHSSeAuTRXhyINyw1OADXXOlGoZb3oY92Q/s1600/Ragchew_July_2022.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>The July 2022 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to our editor, Anne, for another fine edition.<p></p>Remember please, Anne is always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!<br /><br />You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details <i>and </i>prices. To do so, please contact the editor at <b>zs1ct@ctarc.org.za</b><br /><br />Download the <b>July 2022 Newsletter </b>as a PDF file [<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCTAD5GpLzjj5WWKuG9pWq1KHA6DoXBW/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></b>];<br /><br />Ragchew is also on our <b><a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/ragchew.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletters Page</a></b>James ZS1RBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999795648255172102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-34649983465188221112022-05-19T13:00:00.000+02:002022-05-20T10:55:46.375+02:00CTARC Forthcoming Meeting - 28 May '22<p>The Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre will hold their monthly members meeting at <b>14h00 </b>on <b>Saturday</b>, <b>28th May 2022</b>, at the <a href="https://zs1ct.blogspot.com/p/clubhouse.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clubhouse</a> in Rondebosch.</p><p>Colin Porter ZS1RS will present a talk and demonstration on Fox Hunting and direction-finding techniques. Colin has much experience in this field and it promises to be a very interesting event.</p><p>While the Covid threat appears to be reduced, it is still a potential factor and common-sense precautions are requested from all present at the gathering. <br /></p>Cape Town Amateur Radio Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706621627783736081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073127577259913875.post-86805245164812872872022-05-19T12:03:00.059+02:002022-05-20T12:55:33.804+02:00CTARC Swops - 19 May '22<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FOR SALE:<br />ICOM IC-260E VHF Mobile 2m Multi-mode Transceiver</b></span><br /><br /><b>R 1500-00</b><br /><br /><b>CONDITION:</b><br />Appears to be in good working order.<br />Power output registered on SWR meter connected to dummy load. <br />Cosmetic condition: Used but OK. <br />NOTE: The photo below is <b>NOT </b>of the actual rig, but there to help you identify the model.<br /><br /><b>ACCESSORIES: </b><br />Icom hand microphone;<br />12V DC Cable > Flat Molex Plug<br />Operators manual included<br /><br />The item is in Cape Town. For collection, or P&P for purchaser's account.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Please e-mail <b><a href="mailto://zs1zdnick@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick ZS1ZD</a></b> (zs1zdnick at gmail dot com) for further info.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtaH3-qcebPp5bMYGCDT5yeOG2n0nTvEMdDbJcynmqu49z22wcw2iaJzqNGQcHe_QtGXZr3-BTClZ1MCIFR_V1OT-XkcPXOaUwsUuSas0ltQqJjdjbRIjyIQahcoUOtjerjGzMzTkpEUTOe79kkDxtgwi0cfwGFN3W87_XTlGLpE6PO2rss60hyT_pA/s1000/IC-260E.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtaH3-qcebPp5bMYGCDT5yeOG2n0nTvEMdDbJcynmqu49z22wcw2iaJzqNGQcHe_QtGXZr3-BTClZ1MCIFR_V1OT-XkcPXOaUwsUuSas0ltQqJjdjbRIjyIQahcoUOtjerjGzMzTkpEUTOe79kkDxtgwi0cfwGFN3W87_XTlGLpE6PO2rss60hyT_pA/w400-h240/IC-260E.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span><p></p>Cape Town Amateur Radio Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706621627783736081noreply@blogger.com