Surely Mal is not alluding to flying between 2 beacons.
More likely related to Key Bashing, sending Morse. + Square Bashing,
marching relentlessly round a parade ground in training.
Hence Beacon bashing would be sending Beacons relentlessly.
As to their worth, everyone will have his own opinions about and
reasons for sending them.
73 Eddie G3ZJO
On 02/05/2013 21:37, Graham wrote:
"beacon bashing"
Old RAF terminology : )
G..
No 62 OTU took over the Airborne Interception (AI) Training
Flight from No. 3 RS, consisting of 10 Ansons and an initial
course of 24 pupils. The unit's projected establishment was to
be three squadrons, each with 14 Ansons, 14 pilots and 14
observer-instructors. Each aircraft was fitted out as a flying
classroom with duplicate AI indicators so that the instructor
could monitor the pupil's interpretation of what was being seen
on the cathode ray tube, while a second pupil watched the
target's behaviour visually form the front seat as he listened
to the commentary over the intercom. When
the time came to act as the target aircraft, the pupils were
expected to keep their pilot on track between two radar
beacons, a boring but useful exercise known as 'beacon
bashing'
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 9:06 PM
Subject: LF: What is Beacon bashing?
Dear LF,
please excuse my lack of English
proficiency, but what does the term "beacon bashing"
mean? Must be something like "assaulting beacons in public",
finger pointing at their operators, or repeatedly claiming
they are the root of all evil on the band...
But, who would ever do such a
thing?
Best 73,
Markus
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 7:27 PM
Subject: LF: QRT 137
Now QRT on 137 Khz. No CW QSO mode any more all Beacon
bashing in various modes. Back to HF QSO MODE
All LF ANTENNAS now Removed
de G3KEV
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