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by VK5TM
Tue May 18, 2021 2:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quiet ... isn't it?
Replies: 15
Views: 1891

Re: Quiet ... isn't it?

I mean if you openly attack someone else's Religion, whatever it may be, fair enough, but if you just happen to mention you don't personally subscribe to any of whatever versions are on offer, who exactly have you offended? :D That's easy - you've offended anybody who believes in any form of religi...
by VK5TM
Fri May 14, 2021 12:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quiet ... isn't it?
Replies: 15
Views: 1891

Re: Quiet ... isn't it?

Nah, they've just let people out. once they get fed up with being outside on nice sunny days, they'll be back.

To be serious, I've noticed a lot of forums have gone very quiet of late - no idea why.
by VK5TM
Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ofcom released age of radio amateurs data
Replies: 4
Views: 930

Re: Ofcom released age of radio amateurs data

I thought there was only two age classifications anyway - old and older :lol: (with apologies to the 'young-un's')
by VK5TM
Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Meghan a bastion of all things right, or yet another whinging celebrity?
Replies: 6
Views: 894

Re: Meghan a bastion of all things right, or yet another whinging celebrity?

Didn't watch it, don't have any interest in it and as with any other "news", it will have disappeared from view after a couple of days.
by VK5TM
Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lots of SWL's on here!
Replies: 11
Views: 5830

Re: Lots of SWL's on here!

The best working antenna's are those you put up when it's raining (you don't stand out there buggering about with them :D ). Ones you put when it's nice and warm and cosy don't work as well, you spend too much time fiddling with them and inevitably manage to make them worse, or so goes my experience...
by VK5TM
Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Virus and jab.
Replies: 8
Views: 957

Re: Virus and jab.

There was some comment that those that don't get the jab Downunder (New South Wales I think) were going to have their right to go certain places and do certain things curtailed - basically have your rights trampled all over. And so it begins - politicians need to be very careful how they shoot their...
by VK5TM
Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The vaccines.
Replies: 43
Views: 3693

Re: The vaccines.

Agreed, emergency folks and the workers should have been done first.

Optics is the only reason I can see for shooting up us old farts first, so that thems up above can go "we've got the fatality rate down, aren't we doing a good job".
by VK5TM
Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: VHF/UHF Radio
Topic: UHF/SHF & beyond
Replies: 3
Views: 1279

Re: UHF/SHF & beyond

Depends how much loss you can put up with. RG213 would give ~4dB loss over 10 metres. LDF4-50 if you can get some would be a good compromise between RG213 and higher up the low loss coax ladder. ~ 2dB loss over 10 meter's. If you want lower loss, start thinking about taking out a bank loan for some ...
by VK5TM
Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 5
Views: 766

Re: Happy New Year

Well, if everybody else is going to be a grumble bum - same shit, different year :lol:

Anyway, Happy New Year all (hopefully, maybe, um.....)
by VK5TM
Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seasons greetings!
Replies: 6
Views: 844

Re: Seasons greetings!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all from Downunder.

Despite how it currently looks, hopefully next year will eventually turn out better than this one.