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Welcome to Karinya - the Website of Steve & Betsy Hunt.

Why "Karinya" - well that is the name of our bungalow situated in a small village in South Northamptonshire, England. The name "Karinya" is Aboriginal and means 'happy home'.

We designed our bungalow during the winter of 2003/2004 and began construction in October 2004; we moved in almost exactly 12 months later. It was built in part of the garden of our old family home - you can see photos of the construction work here.

Steve is now retired and is a keen Amateur radio enthusiast. He holds the callsign G3TXQ, and much of this website is devoted to various technical aspects of the hobby, particularly an antenna called the HexBeam. Over the years we have owned several makes of car, but Minis have been an enduring passion which you can also read about here.

Betsy is a keen gardener and preserve maker. She sells some of her produce at a local Country Market and some for charity. We are both long-standing members of the village Baptist Church. You will be able to read something of its history and activities here. We are also interested in local history and are members of the Milton Malsor Historical Society

We have two children: Jonathan, who lives with his wife Nicola in Aylesbury, and Naomi who has recently finished working for "Friends of the Earth" in order to travel Canada and South America.

We hope you will find something to interest you on our site.