Radio:- Icom IC-756 PRO III and IC-7000; SP-23 External DSP Speaker; Linear:- Heathkit SB-200. Power:- 400W. Antenna-: Six Element Mosley tribander, up 45 ft. 6m J-Pole and inverted V's for 17m, 40m, 80m, 160m. Computer:- AMD 3GHz. Also using "Skype" (User name: leon.dalziel) "MSN Messenger" (User name: zs6rf@msn.com) and "Echolink" Profession: I buy and sell various goods and also freelance for my daughter's stationery business as well as a company selling safety shoes and boots. Licenced since July 1985. Married for 43 years with two sons and two daughters and 6 grand Children.

On the 1st March 2010 my wife and I moved to a small village called Henley-on-Klip, after 37 years of living in Alberton. One week later, on my birthday, (7th March) my antennas were up! The internet took a little longer. I only got that yesterday (26 March 2010)

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It's free and I use them extensively for eQSL There are probably many cards waiting for you to be downloaded!

I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY PICTURES!

Just for the record: All these pictures were taken with my Nokia N93 and N97 and now N8

My new home in Henley-on-Klip

 

My garden October 2012

Lawn is just starting to go green 23 September 2012

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ALittle birdie visiting me in my shack

 

A Google Earth picture of my place before I moved in and did the garden

 

My sidewalk after Itrimmed the edges also takenon 23September 2012

 

Another picture of the garden in early spring Sept. 2012

View from my shack

 

Pin Tailed Wyidah trying to have a QSO with me!

Dawn boarding the MSC Sinfonia

 

David (ZR6DLG) with helper Peter on the roof and Daine (ZR6DRP)

 

Allmost done!

 

This is how the rotator box folds over 90 degrees so antenna can be fitted to horizontal mast.

 

6 Element yagi above my garage roof

 

View from the back of my garden

 

Plenty space for wire antennas in the back yard and vegi garden on left.

 

Front garden taking shape

 

My back garden with incomplete fish pond and herb garden

 

My birdbath and fountain

 

A Yellow lilly in my garden taken with my Nokia N79

 

What drugs can do to you. This is a picture of my son Grant whilst using Cocaine and Heroin and another picture taken one year after he stopped using. He was clean of any drugs and alcohol for4 years on 31st October 2012

 

My Grand daughter Chantel with my other grand daughters, taken yestrday afternoon (27th September) before leaving for her prom or matric dance as we call it here.

 

 

My maid's daughter Noxolo who comes for computer lessons every 2nd Saturday

 

The table layout for our Christmas lunch at my daughter Charmaine, with all the kids and grand kids and family December 2010

 

Some of the food prepared by Dawn and my daughters for our Christmas lunch

 

 

My grandchild Violet at the Christmas lunch

 

Dawn and I at our Christmas lunch December 2010

 

Over 50 swallows on my yagi!

 

Sun rays through the branches in my garden

 

My son Grant's (ZS6RFJ) new Audi Quatro TT

 

A HANDY PLACE TO KEEP A SPARE YAGI! AT MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE BEFORE I MOVED

 

Another pic of the old QTH with 3 element yagi lying on roof

 

Another pic of the old QTH

 

 

My antennas with house just repainted before I moved to Henley-on-Klip

 

a Worm on a brick in my back garden. It feels like rubber! Don't know what it is.

Probably will turn into a beautiful butterfly!

 

Fantastic sunset taken from my car while driving from Benoni to Kempton Park, South Africa

 

Another amazing sunset in Alberton also taken whilst driving home to Henley-on-klip.

 

 

Shack 6 Sept. 09 with new equipment

 

My son-in-law Frank & I with an espetada spit braai at Dawn's 60th birthday party

 

A close-up of the Espitada spit in case someone would like to make one! It's driven by a 12V windscreen wiper motor.

 

Snow in Alberton 27th June 2007 as seen from my old shack's window

 

My Grandaughters Desire-ann, Porsche-lee, Chantel and Courtney, taken 3 years ago!

 

My son Grant's wife, Marian at a photo shoot, just for fun

 

 

 

One of my grandaughters, Dezi, 3 years ago

 

My friend Frank (ZS6MER)

 

My Koi and Gold fish left behind at old QTH

 

My dogs Sheba, Bambi and Mitzi at old QTH

 

My pet python (Now given to ZS6JVG)

 

Statue in pond

 

Birds in my old garden

 

My daughter, Jacqueline's wedding 16 Jan 2010

 

David and Jacqueline 16 January 2010