Baboons 5 to 8 October 2017

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Alex Roux wrote:I have updated the first post with the list of 10 vehicles.
I think we will need to cap it at 10.
I do agree... :thumbup:
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Ek sou graag wou saamgaan.
Ek is egter baie bekommerd oor die herwin voertuig.
Jy kan nie n 3kg aartappel uitgrou met n 500gram grafie nie.
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bogeyman wrote:Ek sou graag wou saamgaan.
Ek is egter baie bekommerd oor die herwin voertuig.
Jy kan nie n 3kg aartappel uitgrou met n 500gram grafie nie.

:rolling: :rolling:

Die "herwinnigns voertuig" was bietjie "tong in die kies"....
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Communications what are we going to use?

I have a 12Mhz and VHF. We may need a common channel programming if we go VHF.
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I have Bosvark UHF
It works well enough.
Stations are public though.
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Alex Roux wrote:I have Bosvark UHF
It works well enough.
Stations are public though.
What is the range on those?
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With proper arial in car I believe soem have picked up at 20km.
Else i guess a few km. But most of its use to me is when driving in convoy. So range is less important to me.
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Has anyone contacted Ramabanta Lodge (I presume we overnight at the lodge) for accommodation yet?
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Re: Baboons 5 to 8 October 2017

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Hi teve

No', I'm afraid not. I will need to get to this, this week.
I've been a liitle pre-occupied on a number of things of late
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Iesh!! Close one. Just had our annual budget review meeting scheduled for these days!! Managed to worm my way out saying my sub-ordinated need to take more responsibility for the budget :lol: :clap:
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