Last Friday 28/3/25, Kate VK5FKLY and Tom VK5NFT did some work at VK5RSE Mount Graham.
They delivered the phasing harness for the new antenna and short lengths of cable to the concrete bunker at Mt Graham and to their surprise were overwhelmed with the lady bugs. A variety that lives in the close by forest pine trees.
Later the same day in the evening Kate and Tom went back to Mt Graham to remove the bugs. Kate vacuumed up a large amount while Tom repaired and filled in where they had been coming in.
Hopefully that has slowed them down from gaining entry into the repeater hut.
Tom also attended to some weeds at the base of the door as they prevented the door from opening. He also stored the loose screws etc that were scattered on the cabinet in a plastic container to prevent them being lost.
Some more work needs doing up there but for the moment its much better.
Thanks Tom and Kate.
