Return-Path: Received: (qmail 39242 invoked from network); 27 Feb 2005 18:57:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore02.plus.net) (192.168.71.3) by ptb-mailstore04.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Feb 2005 18:57:05 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1D5Tci-0007QW-D2 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:58:37 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.2] (helo=ptb-mxcore02.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1D5Tci-0007QL-0o for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:58:36 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1D5TbC-0008y3-8o for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:57:02 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1D5Tb6-00028n-78 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:56:56 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1D5Tb3-000278-Bm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:56:53 +0000 Received: from fh1022.dia.cp.net ([64.97.168.32] helo=n064.sc1.cp.net) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D5Tb0-0005bJ-Pc for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:56:53 +0000 Received: from l8p8y6 (62.252.232.1) by n064.sc1.cp.net (7.0.038) id 420C3C5100210409 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:56:40 +0000 Message-ID: <000c01c51cf1$17494120$01e8fc3e@l8p8y6> From: "hamilton mal" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <200502260929_MC3-1-96D9-1B32@compuserve.com> Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:28:49 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 64.97.168.32 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of virgin.net X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=failed,none Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Off Topic Ft101zd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.4 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger1" To: Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:29 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Off Topic Ft101zd I enjoyed the comments about the impoverished schoolboy, I was one myself when I joined the RSGB in the early 1930s and nearly everything in my shack (strictly an upstairs bedroom) was home made, That was real HAM radio' 73 de Roger, G2AJV. Today we have an abundance of APPLIANCE OPERATORS and no RADIO AMATEURS. Most of todays AO's never heard of a fuse or a PL259, if the box goes wrong it goes back to the the supplier just like the TOASTER or the KETTLE and do not mention the MORSE CODE for communications, or a Dictionary, the vocabulary now consists of several phrases used over and over again and usually spoken in a GARBLE. Listen on 80 metres for a sample. G3KEV 73 de Mal/G3KEV