Author Archives: vk3pi

Christmas 52 weeks of the year

Posted on November 3, 2022 by vk3pi

One of the great things about having more time to concentrate on radio is the ability to do some serious planning on construction, rig and antenna projects. Then applying the planning to actually produce results. One of the major activities … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Christmas 52 weeks of the year

The birth of a New Year and Decade

Posted on January 8, 2020 by vk3pi

The clock keeps on ticking and here we are at the start of 2020, one more year older and hopefully wiser. Who was it that said “Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, fritter away the hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The birth of a New Year and Decade

Heads it’s SOTA, tails it’s WWFF………..

Posted on August 4, 2015 by vk3pi

My XYL was very generous this past weekend in sanctioning my focus on radio projects. Most of the weekend was spent sorting components and generally trying to tidy up the shack so that I can see the benches again, interspersed … Continue reading →

Posted in The radioactive PI | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Heads it’s SOTA, tails it’s WWFF………..

Momentum……..

Posted on July 23, 2015 by vk3pi

It has taken some time to achieve but I now have the work, family, radio, life balance see-saw at equilibrium. So much so that I now have far more time to pursue the hobbies that give me so much pleasure, … Continue reading →

Posted in PI Cyberspace ragchewing (Blog) | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Momentum……..

Hand me ups……………

Posted on September 28, 2010 by vk3pi

Way back when I was a kid (read in our politically correct world now – child) it was the custom to receive hand me downs. Toys, books, clothes, even pens and pencils were passed down within families or from relatives. … Continue reading →

Posted in PI Cyberspace ragchewing (Blog) | Comments Off on Hand me ups……………

Progress at last…………

Posted on September 16, 2010 by vk3pi

It has been a great week for leaving the radio gear switched off and getting on with the business of building antennae and hardware. I have been meaning to add new antennae to the skyline here for sometime but I … Continue reading →

Posted in PI Cyberspace ragchewing (Blog) | Comments Off on Progress at last…………

Let the sun shine………

Posted on August 23, 2010 by vk3pi

What a great day! The sky was devoid of grey, terrain hugging clouds – well at least for most of the day. Out came the lawnmower and a quick run over the grass performed a miracle in transforming the backyard … Continue reading →

Posted in PI Cyberspace ragchewing (Blog) | Comments Off on Let the sun shine………

So this is the world of blogs………

Posted on August 9, 2010 by vk3pi

Forgive me for my nervous start here, but this is a new world to the novice web site maker. So what do you talk about in your first blog?? Such a plethora of things I could say but what is … Continue reading →

Posted in PI Cyberspace ragchewing (Blog) | Comments Off on So this is the world of blogs………