Adrian G. Hanna GI0SMU
Welcome to my Grange

This is a view of the micro-shack where I have my own little world..... It must be a little world because I can contact most of it from here.
I have two High Frequency Radio Transceivers, a very old (but faithful) YAESU 747 and an ICOM IC- 746 which is virtually a "shack in a box". There are two antenna tuners. (I dont know why we call them antenna tuners they are aerial tuners, an antenna is what sticks out of an insects head.) The one directly above my head is the NEVADA TM 1,000 with balun fitted internally. The black box on top of the Nevada (under the book) is the SGC Smartuner model SG-230. The Icom 746 has an automatic tuner fitted and it is pretty good, however I discovered that it is possible to connect either the TM 1,000 or the SG-230 in series with it for really fine tuning. You will also notice what appears to be a ZETAGI HP 1000 Transmatch well it is not a Zetagi Transmatch, it was, but I ripped the innards out and replaced them with a circuit of my own design.
Below the Transmatch you will notice a long squat blue rectangle this is my version of the Tona Tuner which enables me to accurately zero in on packet stations very quickly and accurately. The 747 is below that and below the 747 is my faithful SE Automatic Counter / Timer Model SM 205 this was a quality instrument in it's day, as it still works perfectly it has a place in the shack.
To the right of the SM-205 you will see two switch boxes, these enable me to change over rapidly from one computer to another. The switches also enable me to switch between the Internet and Fax, to the Packet Modem, then through the Camera Interface to position four which is the Weather Station.
The black box under the Watson PSU is the IC-746 and to the right of that is the monitor for my small computer. There are two modest computers in the shack the main computer was built by Mossbank and the small computer is a special design also built by Mossbank. Neither computer are large machines or even fast they were built for reliability and endless number crunching as required by SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) which is what they do when I am not using them. You may ask why am I searching for extraterrestial intelligence? The answer is very simple .... There is no evidence of it down here on Earth !!!

The strange dial sticking out of the right side of my head is a barometer for measuring air pressure, not inside my head but atmospheric pressure. The other strange object sitting on top of the switch boxes will be immediately recognisable by a few strange people who have difficulty with one of their trouser legs.

I retired from my profession during 1995 and began building kites to further my hobby of Amateur Radio, fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view the kite building began to take over my life and I inadvertently found myself working full time again. I now only build kites when I feel like it, It's only a hobby now and that's the way I intend it to stay.
There are three other VHF/UHF rigs, An Alinco DJ-G5 used for back packing and possible emergencies.. An Alinco DR-150E used in the car and a very simple Yaesu FT-23R which is exclusively used in the kitchen to monitor my favourite frequency S22, 145,550 Mhz. I am also a compulsive designer and builder, the debris in the shed is witness to that.

Another hobby which has been expanding recently is writing (authoring) Internet Pages for my friends and for a few businesses. I even do a little teaching from time to time. If you need a page made, contact me by E-Mail or letter and I'll sort it out for you. If you have illustrations I can digitise them to include on the page. If you need something photographed, I can even do that with my little digital camera. Text .... You will need to post or send it to me by E-Mail, I am not going to start inventing things just to fill a page with text. It's your page so it must be your words. I will not break the bank for Authoring your Page.   Have been trying to get their hands on me for the last few weeks and I think they may have seduced me. If the £, ¥, and ¢ are good enough then I'm their man. If you need your page urgently then contact me immediately to avoid any delays.

GI0SMUrf@tesco.net
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