I was trying to make a point in a humourous fashion but seem to have sparked an interesting debate. Operating systems may be judged in many ways - rather like a multi-course meal. One's favourite dis
Mal, Perhaps the answer to your problem is adequately answered by the following example. : I have just acquired an appliance. It is a Sony Stereo FM/AM tuner. It is an appliance that arrived with an
Hi All, Mal, actually the CLUED is just a little more complicated than just 4 years as a qualifying period. A 10 year period can apply to some aspects as you will read in the attachment. The attachme
Hmmmmm! Well, you don't introduce the advantages of a modern technology to the millions in developing countries and in poor neighbourhoods around the world by by making zillions out of the sale of op
Hi Andy, There is nothing inherently wrong with .doc but .odt tends to be the native default in Open Office and Libre Office running with the Linux distros on my machines. Being a Linux and open sour
It would seem, Mal, that not all are unable to read files in alternative formats. The underlying OS adds virtually no cost to the PC'S I use, I run similar applications across a number of machines. E
There are those in the Amateur Radio community who have no other profession than Amateur Radio just as there are those whose professional practice amounts to no more than a hobby! -- 73 es gd dx de P
Hi Chris, I suspect that many are in a similar position to me ie; how does one achieve a suitably low profile in the grovelling stakes in order to sneak these piles of mags past HI.SWMBO (Her Indoors
Well done Mal. Nice to know that someone is keeping the old posterity alive! Unfortunately, many of the newer generation of radio amateurs have little perception of the traditions of the hobby and th
On 05/04/13 18:27, Gary - G4WGT wrote: Hi All, Gary, It's clear confirmation of one of my thoughts. If I were to put it in easy terms I would have to say your problem is that the birds are on higher
And Wireless Set No.17 for £2:19:6 (2Volt accumulator and HT Battery 10/- extra) And we're all getting older! 73 On 11/04/13 12:18, M0FMT wrote: Hi Graham How young you are my introduction to T
Well, you might have been happy, Pete. I discovered that the family cat's whiskers wouldn't work with a bit of coke and we had to go back to a pair of baked bean cans and string! On 11/04/13 16:20, M
I'm glad you've just popped up on this xtal topic Alan. I was just going to recommend that you be contacted as a probable Guru. 73 On 11/04/13 20:26, Alan Melia wrote: Interesting Pete I didnt get tw
Ahh! Sorry Pete This is probably me still learning how to drive Thunderbird through AOL. The "learning-curve" is still in a strange part of the hysterisis. When I have achieved the correct "bell" sha
And eventually, Graham, those old Ansons ended up giving "Air Experience Flights" to a generation of ATC cadets and an Entry or two of RAF Apprentices and Boy Entrants! 73 On 02/05/13 21:37, Graham w
Yes, Paul. And my Terman, Scroggie's, Horowitz etc. Kempe's Engineers' is another good bedtime read - 'specially if you are into building steam railways in places like India LOL. Seriously, nice to k
