TURN YOUR GUTTER INTO A SHORTWAVE ANTENNA

Hello and welcome back... This is a great idea..

I thought this was a joke when i first heard of it, turning your rain gutter around your home into a shortwave antenna...

But its not and... It works

I decided to give it a go, and was surprised just how much of a signal i got.

This idea would be perfect for people in rentals, unit blocks or just want a stealth antenna without the normal antenna's gaining unwanted attention.

All you need is a downpipe close by (the shorter the wire run, the better) and screw in a wire attachment / lug (see photos below), then connect to your shortwave antenna and watch your radio come alive... give it a go.

THE IDEA (from facebook post)

MY SETUP (using a metal elbow pushed into a wall bracket)

SIGNAL BEFORE (a very weak signal - even with the retractable antenna fully extended)

SIGNAL AFTER (attached to the gutter - signal excellent)

OVERALL AN EXCELLENT RESULT...

#gutterantenna
#gutter

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NICE PHOTO

Found on facebook... Stunning photo (Make a great wallpaper (computer)

credit to the photographer...

WINGS OVER ILLAWARRA

Hello and welcome back... Aviation Enthusiasts rejoice..

This weekend (Sat 6th - Sun 7th) is set to be amazing with the Wings over Illawarra Airshow set to take place.

Weather is predicted to be excellent with Saturday the top pick with a temp of 25deg (21 on Sun)

This year will see a WW2 Focke Wolf  FW-190 (see below) in action..

FREQUENCIES

Sydney Centre - 124.550 (circuit area)
CTAF (UNICOM) - 127.300
Airshow Frequency - 127.900 (2016)
Air to Air - 123.450 (chat ch)
Ground - 120.850 
 
FRIDAY WARM UP (Test Flights)
12.00 - 1600

SATURDAY  FLYING PROGRAM

Saturday Flying Program

10:30	Opening Ceremony Red Berets Parachute Display & Flag Drop RAAF Roulettes Formation Aerobatic Team de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
11:30	Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune RAAF F/A-18 Hornets Arrival RAN AS35BA Squirrel Pairs Display Team WWI Fokker DR1 and R.A.F SE5a CAC CA-18 Mk21 Mustang
12:30	Supermarine Spitfire Paul Bennet in the Wolf Pitts Pro Boeing Stearman AOPA Freedom To Fly Formation Aerobatics Team Nigel Arnot in the Sukhoi 26MX
13:30	North American T-6 Harvard CAC CA-3 Wirraway North American T-28 Trojan Russian Roolettes Formation Team
14:30	Focke Wulf FW-190 Fox Glider Aerobatic Display BAC Jet Provost T5A Steadfast Yakovlev Yak 3U Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Matt Hall in the Extra 300L
15:30	Learjet 35 Formation Display MH-60R Seahawk Romeo Sky Aces Formation Aerobatics Display Team Marchetti S211 L-39C Albatros
16:30	CAC CA-27 Mk32 Sabre RAAF F/A-18 Hornets with "Wall of Fire"

SUNDAY FLYING PROGRAM

Sunday Flying Program

10:30	Opening Ceremony Red Berets Parachute Display & Flag Drop RAAF Roulettes Formation Aerobatic Team de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
11:30	Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune RAAF C-130J Hercules RAN AS35BA Squirrel Pairs Display Team WWI Fokker DR1 and R.A.F SE5a CAC CA-18 Mk21 Mustang
12:30	Supermarine Spitfire Paul Bennet in the Wolf Pitts Pro Boeing Stearman AOPA Freedom To Fly Formation Aerobatics Team Nigel Arnot in the Sukhoi 26MX
13:30	North American T-6 Harvard CAC CA-3 Wirraway North American T-28 Trojan Russian Roolettes Formation Team
14:30	Focke Wulf FW-190 Fox Glider Aerobatic Display BAC Jet Provost T5A Steadfast Yakovlev Yak 3U Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Matt Hall in the Extra 300L
15:30	Learjet 35 Formation Display MH-60R Seahawk Romeo Sky Aces Formation Aerobatics Display Team Marchetti S211 L-39C Albatros
16:30	RAAF C-17A Globemaster III CAC CA-27 Mk32 Sabre with "Wall of Fire"

LINKS

https://www.wingsoverillawarra.com.au/

https://www.wingsoverillawarra.com.au/page/flying-program  (Flying Program)

https://twitter.com/Wings_Illawarra  (updates)


VIDEOS (2016)










EVENT MAP

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LILIUM JET AIR TAXIS TAKE FLIGHT

Hello and welcome back... This looks interesting.

Remember the flying cars in the 80s movie 'Back to the Future', well.. Its about to become a reality.

In Germany, 4 engineers have successfully taken flight of their concept car. Built by the company 'Lilium', The jet concept car can fly at 300kmph, has a 300km range and is all electric.

Watch the maiden flight below


LINKS

https://lilium.com/

https://www.facebook.com/LiliumAviation

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Hope i live long enough to see this in real life, the future looks exciting :)

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NEW CHOPPER FOR WESTPAC RESCUE

Some photos of the new helicopter (Augusta Westland) for Westpac Rescue and the awesome new paintwork...

Thank you to the original owner of these photos... Found on Facebook

ANTONOV IN SYDNEY

Hello and welcome back... Visiting over Easter Sunday/Monday was this beast...

Photos from Sydney Airport Facebook Page...

YOUR BIN IS TRACKING YOU

Hello and welcome back... Found this interesting...

Just under the lip of your council garbage bin, you may find a small tracking device that's monitoring your dirty habits..

About the size of a 20c piece, this little tracker is more likely to keep track of if/when your bin goes missing.
I spoke to a friend of mine who used to install these for a bin company and says its been going on for a few years now...

READ MORE HERE and HERE

Just another way for 'Big Brother' to watch/monitor your every move?

  They Know When Your Sleeping....