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SiriusHardware · 8th Oct 2018, 7:05 pm

We (an inactive amateur friend and I) almost always go there and then, since recently, head up to Edinburgh for the rest of the day on the recently reinstated railway.

This time it's complicated because I may / may not be starting off in Keswick on that day and if the weather in the Lakes is exceptionally nice I might just stay there.

I've had some good stuff from that rally over the years, including my ex-education Hitachi V212 scope which still has very few miles on the clock. It's not quite the same since Jaycee (of Glenrothes) retired and closed down, as they were always there. But I did buy myself a try-out Baofeng UV5R handheld there last year and have had some nice use out of it since.

It's also good for spotting and picking up the sort of connectors, cables, heatshrink, battery boxes and other knicknacks we can no longer just pop into Maplin for.

8th Oct 2018, 7:05 pm	#5
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,570	Re: Galashiels Rally date? We (an inactive amateur friend and I) almost always go there and then, since recently, head up to Edinburgh for the rest of the day on the recently reinstated railway. This time it's complicated because I may / may not be starting off in Keswick on that day and if the weather in the Lakes is exceptionally nice I might just stay there. I've had some good stuff from that rally over the years, including my ex-education Hitachi V212 scope which still has very few miles on the clock. It's not quite the same since Jaycee (of Glenrothes) retired and closed down, as they were always there. But I did buy myself a try-out Baofeng UV5R handheld there last year and have had some nice use out of it since. It's also good for spotting and picking up the sort of connectors, cables, heatshrink, battery boxes and other knicknacks we can no longer just pop into Maplin for.