Mal, While I think you are making some good points, I think there are some considerations that you might also consider in fairness. Not all interested amateurs are able or willing to invest time and
Paul, Some of us older radio amateurs should recall the well documented achievements of G9BF recorded in a well known radio magazine. His adoption of several long-established techniques would suggest
John, my overactive imagination has tram coductors using the lanyard to key transmissions back to base (and each other) by bouncing the trolley wheel power pick-up off the overhead :) -- 73 es gd dx
Dear All LF'ers, May I take this opportunity to wish you all well for the Xmas Season. Please also: A Guid New Year to Ane an' A', Raise a wee dram an' whene'r ye fall, May the airth be soft where'er
Good one Andy! Also I believe my memory is at fault - for Beeting read Beeching I think? 73 -- 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw qth nr felixstowe uk (east coast, county of suffolk)
Reminds me that I was once (during a Test Match series) very popular at school for having a home-brew 3-transistor MW/LW radio built into a Woolworth's plastic sandwich box. Reason for choice of box?
Mal, If we are to engage in pedantics, I was born in 1943, it was later in the 50's that I became interested in amateur radio. The period to which I referred was MY experience (as stated). Under "thi
Mal, I recently watched a TV program on the subject of 'Compulsive Obsessive Behaviour. Although a medical layman, I was prompted to wonder whether your obsession with CW operation described as the '
Mal, I hate constantly rising to your bait but I do genuinely feel that your opinions can be quite unfeeling, derisory and unkind to many ops and experimenters. Quite a large number of radio amateurs
Actually, I laud all of this progress. Communications Engineering is a pursuit of many facets and designing/inventing methods is at least as valid as circuit/device development and one of the areas i
Surely, the whole point of all this, is that WE ARE Amateur Radio experimenters. Few of us are in an ideal situation to carry out laboratory standard experimentation or even with professional resourc
OK, So does that mean it is fine to set up a station right on the mutual frontier of an adjoining country to one who disallows operation within their own frontiers? RF is funny stuff - it tends to le
Jim, Your final sentence further underlines a point I have made on a couple of occasions. It is not just the hard work by national societies but the perceived image of the amateur radio operator as a
And John, Some of the influential voices in the corridors of power where the negotiating goes on have been industry figures -not always radio amateurs themselves but who are sympathetic to our cause.
Chris, This is probably not the most appropriate place to continue the discussion so as my final on this: A few of the professional bodies do this for retired members who still retain some privelages
Jim, Many of us paid dues for years but harder times led to harsh choices. Some of the lost and squandered funds might have justifiably been used to create a cheaper grade of membership even one with
If one is a pensioner, even 50 odd quid gets to be a lot! It buys a few litres of diesel for starters (at least it does at the moment but I've heard tell of the £50 litre)! -- 73 es gd dx de Pat G4GV
Hi Peter, It's worth bearing in mind that it is possible to obtain a Certificate of Lawful Development for Existing Use - CLUED. The general proviso being that you must be able to substantiate that t
It is said that the reason most PC's come with a RESET button is that most PC's also come with Windows! LOL -- 73 es gd dx de Pat G4GVW, Nr Felixstowe, East Coast, UK
Hi Peter, I offered that as an impartial legal guidance to what is an oft misunderstood facet of the planning practice. I am not an expert but have been engaged in such issues on my own behalf and de
