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Do you have a licence for your two way radio, if not why not? All two way radios in South Africa need to be licenced. We in the 4x4 industry are fortunate to have The Off-road Radio Association to assist us. ORRA is a service provider that assists the Association of All Wheel Drive Clubs with all radio related issues. They have recently made a 3rd VHF channel available to us as the two previous channels were becomming very congested with traffic as the VHF channels have steadily become more and more popular.

The 3rd channel (152Mhz) is at this stage will only be used by ORRA and official functions of the All Wheel Drive club. The two standardised VHF channels in the 162Mhz range will come into effect during January 2012 so those of you who at present have  VHF radios are to please take note that you will have to have your radios & aerials tuned to the new frequencies.

29Mhz (am) radios are still widley used on the three licenced channels and the licence procedure is exactly the same as VHF.

To obtain a new licence or renew an existing licence please contact your local 4x4 club (associated to the AAWDCSA) or ORRA directly. Visit www.orra.co.za  for more information

 
Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 January 2012 12:59

Heritage Tour

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Our Heritage Tour, a bit of background information, wow what a tour. This tour is a very special tour and we at Honeybee wonder why so many of our overlanders go through the pain of a border crossing when such a wonderful tour is on our doorstep. We follow mostly the old oxwagon routes that pioneers such as was travelled by our forefathers in this country. The tour starts at Heidleberg in the Western Cape and heads in an easterly direction ending near Knysna. We experience the hospitality of numerous trail owners along the way such as Nico Hesterman (Bonnidale), Louis Jordaan (Minwater) and Katot Meyer (Burchell) all passionate about their trails and the fauna and flora of the area.

We visit the old gold mine near Knysna a Winery near Oudtshoorn and travel (and sleep in) through the Knysna Forests. In all we travel around 450Km to 480Km mainly on dirt roads and tracks. This will be 7 days you will never forget. Electricity at the campsites is rare (although available at selected sites) so please be self sufficient in this regard, we do not cater but DO share braai facilities every night. All campsites are grassed and have clean ablution facilities with hot/cold water and showers

There is limited space available in the guide vehicles for those persons not owning a 4x4 vehicle but you do need to book early. Low range vehicles are a must and trailers can be brought along although please note the going can get tough at times (please speak to us beforehand)

All out field & adventure guides are also qualified 4x4 driver instructors, so anytime you need a hand don't be shy to ask, we are there for you.

Last Updated on Monday, 09 January 2012 10:52