HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
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Radio will
always be a special interest to me for the rest of my life because it started
as a childhood curiosity, which later dominated my earlier career life. |
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I will
continue to pursue the hobby of Radio Amateur beyond retirement. |
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How did it all start? |
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In 1975 I got
an electronics experimentation kit from my Grandmother as a Christmas
present, which I thoroughly enjoyed playing with for the subsequent couple of
years; |
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At primary
school I got a thrill out of getting an old juke box going again after simply
fixing the wiring with my soldering iron; |
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In 1976 we
got a new neighbour, Ds. Willem Louw, who co-incidentally was a Radio Amateur
himself. Seeing him operating all the seemingly complicated equipment got my
curiosity for radio communications on fire. He also helped me with study
material for preparing for the Radio Amateur Operator’s Certificate exams in
1980. |
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Other interests |
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I enjoy the
challenge of an occasional 4x4 trail, which gives me opportunity to enjoy
nature and some beautiful scenery along the way. |
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