muskrat
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I'm sure I've still got some DX cards up in the loft, I remember I was made an honorary member of the Icelandic DX club because I was the furthest they had got.
Anybody use the old cb / armature radio
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Ferret19oooo here is a good one what was your Handel on FM ?
Called me panther
Who remembers mounting there aerial on a biscuit tin at home. Worked a treat for me.
I did that with a ground plate of Turkey foil to get the swar under 1Who remembers mounting there aerial on a biscuit tin at home. Worked a treat for me.
Then a just got a GP27 on a 40ft pole
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I have a nice little boefeng UV-5R hand held ham radio at home. I took the online course through essex ham to get you ready for taking the foundation licence last year. At the moment you can take the test online. When it came to taking the test i decided not to bother. It seems a lot of hassle and putting the poles up and seems a pain. I often listen to our local repeater in flockton. If any one is interested here is a great little site to test you on some of the questions.
Radio Tutor - Amateur Radio Courses and Exams
Click on mock test and select foundation. Select the 10 questions and see how good you are.
Radio Tutor - Amateur Radio Courses and Exams
Click on mock test and select foundation. Select the 10 questions and see how good you are.
Mine was "Wild Goose" lol
They were good days.
My favourites were Lafayette 2400 and Cobra 128 GTL DX (late version). I might have those numbers messed up
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I passed the full amateur radio (both sections) exam aged 14. I remember an old timer asking me if I could help him when the adjudicator was away. He had failed multiple times. Swivelled my paper to him a few times .
My favourites were Lafayette 2400 and Cobra 128 GTL DX (late version). I might have those numbers messed up
.I passed the full amateur radio (both sections) exam aged 14. I remember an old timer asking me if I could help him when the adjudicator was away. He had failed multiple times
. Swivelled my paper to him a few times .
I still have a Firestick in the loft... Great when I had my big linear amp on, used to cause a few issues as a neighbour was into this sort of stuff. We came to an agreement. He had something like seven A-lelevels in various languages as he talked to people all over. He was always somewhere in the 10m band .
He was in the papers!
.He was in the papers!
speedy1234
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Just got on to the spelling mistakeNever fancied armature radio. Couldn't be bothered continually replacing worn brushes.
I had the midland 100m cracking piece of kit.
York 863, echo box, 2000 watt burner, headset mic ,all fitted into a camera type case , lift lid and it pops up angeled towards me, (easy to transfer truck to truck) firestick on cab roof. Could get Italy from m6 motorway. Had about 1000 channels and 8 special to me and mates, well chipped up by a guy in Warrington.
Handle was Starlite.
Handle was Starlite.
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I started on CB in the 80s. I had a few CB's, including the York jcb863. I used to buy CB's broken from the loot free ads paper. Usually cost a couple of quid to fix and then sold them on. I passed my NRAE in 95. I still have an ft847. Not that I use it much. I switch it on now and then just to get it warm
It was always more fun pirating around the 10m band than up on 2m and 70cm when I got the licence. Eyeballed a few birds, had a few girlfriends from the rig.
When I first went onto 2m I had to whistle to open the repeater, I could do it quite reliably. This old git asked me if "I'd just came up from the CB bands". I said "Not a Grey Ghost of a chance", I happened to know that was his handle from a few years back. Shut him up .
When I first went onto 2m I had to whistle to open the repeater, I could do it quite reliably. This old git asked me if "I'd just came up from the CB bands". I said "Not a Grey Ghost of a chance", I happened to know that was his handle from a few years back
. Shut him up .
muskrat
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It was a good time, evading the so-called detectors and hearing all this strange chatter in your living room when the skip was up.
Had quick conversations with all sorts of people when skip happened, tropospherical ducting? That is perhaps wrong but it rings a bell.
I used to use SSB down in 27.555Mhz or thereabouts with my beloved Cobra.
muskrat
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I was everywhere on SSB, got cards from a chap called Aldo Corso who worked on Vatican radio, was an interesting time indeed.
. I switch it on now and then just to get it warm
Are we still talking about the CB radio here young Sir? or shall I move swiftly over to the Adult Room.
