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Yesterday, Saturday 19th September, an enthusiastic group carried out some heavy maintenance at the Belmont site, levelling the concrete shack. An advance team comprising Peter Ford ZL2VK, Peter Pohl, ZL2AYX, Randall Prentice ZL2RJP, Karl Wessels ZL2KGW, Bob Waters ZL2GF, Bruce Packer ZL2ABC, and Dick Greenbank ZL2TGQ trekked the 5km from the road end to the site. A trench was dug to locate the power cable, then extended to three corners of the shack, ready for installation of new piles.

Around midday the two vehicles of Gavin Cross ZL2TVM and Rick Smith ZL2TVY, with Peter Cobb ZL3TC, and John Andrews ZL2HD, arrived with the trailer carrying the door and frame, shingle, cement, water and jacks and other heavy tools. After a quick lunch the shack was jacked up, the piles installed and cemented. Once the cement had hardened, the trenches were back filled and tidied with topsoil.

Backfilling the trenches

Back l to r Rick ZL2TVY, John ZL2HD, Karl ZL2KGW, Randall ZL2RJP, Peter ZL2AYX, Peter ZL3TC, Bruce ZL2ABC, front l to r Bob ZL2GF, Peter ZL2VK, Gavin ZL2TVM.

Another visit in the next couple of weeks will see the new door and frame installed.