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by G0BHD
Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I "woke" up this morning...da da da da bum!
Replies: 7
Views: 1414

Re: I "woke" up this morning...da da da da bum!

Wow. I never realised that the theme was by a British band. I always thought it was somebody like J J Cale. Alabama 3 ! ;) Check them out, a really great band! Mainly unsung in general ear candy music circles. One of my favourite bands for years, and have had the privilege of doing the lights for t...
by G0BHD
Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I "woke" up this morning...da da da da bum!
Replies: 7
Views: 1414

I "woke" up this morning...da da da da bum!

... and thought "What can I possibly moan and protest about today?" Make a nice opening to a blues number that. https://news.sky.com/story/oxford-university-students-vote-to-remove-colonial-portrait-of-queen-12328108 So what to propose as an alternative?, a bit of modern shit art with an L...
by G0BHD
Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quiet ... isn't it?
Replies: 15
Views: 1891

Re: Quiet ... isn't it?

In my misspent "youth" I did quite a bit of CW on parts of 6 MHz! :D On an old valve ex military set, a channelised mobile one, not exactly small with the outboard motorised inverter pack, bought from a military equipment breakers/auctioneers place called Thackers in the Midlands, that onl...
by G0BHD
Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quiet ... isn't it?
Replies: 15
Views: 1891

Re: Quiet ... isn't it?

Why not, but give 10/11 meters a thought as well! :D I was really surprised the other day, listening on 10 at first and it was open with the usual European participants, and then for the sheer hell of it I had a listen on 555, blow me someone calling CQ DX on CW, obviously to my long in the tooth ea...
by G0BHD
Tue May 18, 2021 1:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quiet ... isn't it?
Replies: 15
Views: 1891

Re: Quiet ... isn't it?

Pity. One thing I have noticed is that "free speech zones" are getting fewer. On this site there was always the prospect that somebody would roll a grenade into the Tap Room door. On one site: I got a timeout for "Religion" when I casually mentioned that I am a Non-Believer. (Th...
by G0BHD
Mon May 17, 2021 9:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quiet ... isn't it?
Replies: 15
Views: 1891

Re: Quiet ... isn't it?

In fairness to our brown skinned cousins, we sent them the Kent variant first, it at first ran riot, all they did was add a few of those rare and wonderful Indian spices and change the recipe a little, and come up with their own version of the "dish". Then of course it was exported back to...
by G0BHD
Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Friendship on the Air Award
Replies: 4
Views: 768

Re: Friendship on the Air Award

Nice enough idea; but I think that most people capable of holding a "real QSO" - especially on the key - have already left the hobby one way or another. I note the slight irony in 'scoring' contacts and awarding certificates to encourage non-contest operation. :) That point was not lost o...
by G0BHD
Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vaccine certification.
Replies: 2
Views: 753

Re: Vaccine certification.

Yes mate it is all getting a bit daft now. At first the vaccine was the "way out of this pandemic", it was hailed as the the "light at the end of the tunnel", we have bragged and boasted about "how many jabs in arms we have managed" every day since, I have had a first s...
by G0BHD
Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When disaster strikes in the UK, they call on Raynet
Replies: 3
Views: 751

Re: When disaster strikes in the UK, they call on Raynet

Have Ghost Busters ceased trading then?....I thought everybody called on them! :D
by G0BHD
Fri Mar 26, 2021 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Our national flag.
Replies: 3
Views: 716

Re: Our national flag.

"I give up, who's country and flag is it?" Everybody's who is British, which (as it always did) includes very diverse range of people from different backgrounds. I would imagine that most of the people complaining would not be loyal to this country or any other, they've just found somethi...