Ahh! Well, Mal but we still differ! I prefer the term Radio
Experimenter. "Operation" is an experimental science too!
73
On Wed, 2011-10-05 at 21:55 +0000, mal hamilton wrote:
> Everyone agrees with me sooner or later, it's just some are slower than
> others to admit it !!
> Maybe there ought to be two conventions, one for Radio Operators and one for
> Appliance Operators.
> G3KEV
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "g4gvw" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:39 PM
> Subject: Re: LF: Re: RSGB Convention MF side looks a bit thin ??
>
>
> > Actually Andy, I've just had an exchange of emails with my mate Alan
> > 3nyk (near neighbour) in which I have mooted the idea that maybe now is
> > the time for a realignment of the Royal Surrey Gas Board. Membership is
> > falling, my guess is that this is proportionate to 'genuine' amateur
> > activity and that a realignment into organisations, some of which might
> > be absorbed or merged into other technical or scientific bodies. This
> > might seem sacraligeous (gosh, can't even spell the word) to some but I
> > cannot feel that experimental and developmental aspects are best served
> > by the status quo!
> >
> > Having had to deal with the "powers that be" in a professional context,
> > I cannot believe they are, any more, convinced that "QSL Card Bashing"
> > is any more than a sport carried out by "appliance operators" (see, I'm
> > not always at loggerheads with Mal hi.) The modern "appliance" radio
> > rarely requires a huge amount of "self-training". Those ops who don't
> > have the technical "nous" to adapt to modes and frequencies that cannot
> > be bought "off the shelf" tend to be just what Mal calls "appliance
> > operators".
> >
> > Ok I'm now an "old fogey" but I'd far rather count frequency than
> > countries and squares (been there, done that).
> >
> > I bet that if Maxwell were still around today, he'd have had a callsign!
> >
> > But, he wouldn't have been chasing squares!
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2011-10-05 at 21:19 +0100, Andy Talbot wrote:
> > > A few years ago, the convention and all RSGB activity was so HF
> > > orientated us technolgists and microwavers were alienated. At long
> > > last everything has been equalised and the conventions merged, so
> > > technology and techniques for the whole spectrum can be covered for
> > > all.
> > >
> > > Did anyone offer any LF / MF talks ?
> > >
> > > Andy
> > > www.g4jnt.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5 October 2011 18:56, Graham <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > True but looks like the fast-food gang are slowly
> > > taking over !..An Inevitability of combining the HF
> > > and VHF shows I suppose..
> > >
> > > Coupled to a lack of solar activity that depressed
> > > the HF band occupancy ..
> > >
> > > G..
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > From: "Alan Melia" <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 6:33 PM
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Subject: LF: Re: RSGB Convention MF side looks a bit
> > > thin ??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I think it's like all these things Graham......it
> > > depends what papers are
> > > offered. If no-one offers any lectures you dont get a
> > > stream.
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham"
> > > <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 5:30 PM
> > > Subject: LF: RSGB Convention MF side looks a bit
> > > thin ??
> > >
> > >
> > > RSGB Convention MF side looks a bit thin ?? Is
> > > there a real HF/
> > > MF/LF convention anywhere ??
> > >
> > > Dave's 45 min slot on the Sunday looks to be
> > > 'it' ?
> > >
> > > Don't mind mini-waves ... just a bit like
> > > being at work over the
> > > weekend .. !
> > >
> > > G..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw
> > qth nr felixstowe uk
> > (east coast, county of suffolk)
> >
> >
>
>
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73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw
qth nr felixstowe uk
(east coast, county of suffolk)
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