Thread: Question about Sydney traffic jams at Pacific Hwy

Originally Posted by FFR

Yes,

When I was in Sydney (a month ago) I made several train-trips to explore the area from Hornsby (bloody expensive) up to Gosford. I really liked the places and landscapes around Gosford, surrounded by water and trees (specially if compared with Madrid).

It will need some weeks to get the 457 visa, in the meantime I'm converting the Defender from LHD to RHD (I have been offered a 40 ft container as part of the relocation package!)

Now I won't tell you about the bushfires we fought around Gosford in January 1994...suffice to say that all up in that emergency which was in other areas beside Gosford there were 22000 firefighters in the field from all states of Australia. Greenery and such is a nice look but look out when mother nature gets the ****s.

Originally Posted by keith73

Blue Mountains isnt much better

Depends on what time you leave home Kieth, but I agree with you ... what with all the road works still going on, it can be just as bad. By the way, we live in Lithgow also.

Si.

Hi,

I really appreciate all the advices/hints about how to deal with traffic/train. It is supposed that the job hours will be flexibe... but you do not know it well until you get there and get used to the job/project/people.

At the beginning the company pays the rental, so maybe I will stay close to the office until I get used to the country, and start looking for a nice place.

Originally Posted by spudboy

Hi Carlos - what were the things you most noticed or impressed you compared to Spain?

Well, first of all, I had to look in the Wikipedia to know who was Mr. Skase and why he moved to Majorca Island...

Regarding your question, it needs several hours to reply. But summarizing, the main differences are:
- Australian people: when someone approaches you in Spain he/she is trying to get something from you, allways
- Australian landscapes: it is becoming more and more difficult to enjoy the countryside in Spain, there is even a ban for cars out of sealed roads if you do not own the land or are a farmer in the territory where I live, something like the ACT, due to environmental lobby;
- Australian 4x4 and campers: It is a nightmare to deal with the spanish MOT if you changed a single rivet in the defender. Forget about building your own camper, or your own trailer, or installing a snorkel by your own. Everything must be type approval, there must be a report from an engineer, it must be installed by authorized firm (even if you change your tyres for a bigger ones you must show a proof that someone qualified put the wheels in the hubs!!!)
- Australian housing: Madrid is becoming blooooody expensive, even for an aparment. Forget about a house with a backyard to fix the landy or install the amateur radio antennas.

The list is much longer, but I think you get the point. I move to Oz in the pursuit of a life, leaving a living in Europe, what is what we all have here.

Originally Posted by FFR

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Forget about a house with a backyard to fix the landy or install the amateur radio antennas.
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Now I understand the FFR username!
Are you interested in military radio or only amateur equipment and will you be bringing lots of it over?

The cost of shipping the currently being disposed of British Clansman equipment is often more than the cost of the items in the first place.

There is an interesting Radio museum at Kurrajong in the lower Blue Mountains, west of Penrith. http://www.vk2bv.org/museum/

Originally Posted by Tikirocker

Depends on what time you leave home Kieth, but I agree with you ... what with all the road works still going on, it can be just as bad. By the way, we live in Lithgow also.

Si.

Im actually live in Ben Bullen.I tend to avoid the great western hwy much as i can specially on the weekends.

Originally Posted by keith73

Im actually live in Ben Bullen.I tend to avoid the great western hwy much as i can specially on the weekends.

Browns Gap and Little Hartley rd are a couple of our favourites ....

Si,

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Now I understand the FFR username!
Are you interested in military radio or only amateur equipment and will you be bringing lots of it over?

The cost of shipping the currently being disposed of British Clansman equipment is often more than the cost of the items in the first place.

I work with Mil Comms and EW equipment; I'm really fortunate about it, as I feel it as a hobby rather than as a job

Yes, I will bring (I will try to bring, as we are preparing the visa documents) some radios (FT857, FT817, FT7800, IC208 and minor stuff) as well as a couple of radio direction finders for V/UHF. I'm not very active in amateur radio because there are plenty of constraints about amateur antennas in the district where I am living. I expect to return to the hobby there in VK2 !

Really excited about 6m and 10m NSW amateur radio repeaters, we don't have any in Spain.

Originally Posted by Tikirocker

Browns Gap and Little Hartley rd are a couple of our favourites ....

Si,

Haven't been that way yet i will one day.