On a ham radio band last night.
I got me new freeview box last night from switchover folk.
Second ham.
Does it work?
back to first, no I have no aerial, so I'll let you know, Seconnd one. Mine
is very picky. I bought a set top digital one from the high street and it
was all lop sided so we cut them poky out things all the same length as the
wife said it looks silly like it was, but its not working any better.



Words fail me really, are they giving these folk licenses in corn flake
packets now or what?
I mean, I wonder what his transmitting aerial is like?

Brian

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On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:20:37 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Words fail me really, are they giving these folk licenses in corn flake
packets now or what?
I mean, I wonder what his transmitting aerial is like?

More than likely bought his aerial in a packet, like most of them
nowadays.

On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:20:37 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

On a ham radio band last night.
I got me new freeview box last night from switchover folk.
Second ham.
Does it work?
back to first, no I have no aerial, so I'll let you know, Seconnd one. Mine
is very picky. I bought a set top digital one from the high street and it
was all lop sided so we cut them poky out things all the same length as the
wife said it looks silly like it was, but its not working any better.



Words fail me really, are they giving these folk licenses in corn flake
packets now or what?
I mean, I wonder what his transmitting aerial is like?

Brian

My mate took his Foundation Licence last year. He hasn't even got the
skill to wire a 13 amp plug.

Just to give you an example, he asked me to help him repair a dead 12v
car tyre inflator, he hadn't worked out that the cigar lighter plug
had a fuse inside.

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On Tuesday, February 7th, 2012, at 21:10:51h +0000, Grimly 4 suggested:

More than likely bought his aerial in a packet, like most of them
nowadays.

Not in a plastic jug?

http://www.ocado.COM/webshop/product/Ariel-Biological-Liquid-Bottle/30023011

Graham. wrote:


My mate took his Foundation Licence last year. He hasn't even got the
skill to wire a 13 amp plug.

It is, however, part of the syllabus.

On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:01:52 +0000
David Woolley wrote:

Graham. wrote:


My mate took his Foundation Licence last year. He hasn't even got
the skill to wire a 13 amp plug.

It is, however, part of the syllabus.

I thought that Asimov wrote the Foundation Trilogy. Is he still
around, maybe as a ghost?

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In message , Brian Gaff
writes
On a ham radio band last night.
I got me new freeview box last night from switchover folk.
Second ham.
Does it work?
back to first, no I have no aerial, so I'll let you know, Seconnd one. Mine
is very picky. I bought a set top digital one from the high street and it
was all lop sided so we cut them poky out things all the same length as the
wife said it looks silly like it was, but its not working any better.



Words fail me really, are they giving these folk licenses in corn flake
packets now or what?
I mean, I wonder what his transmitting aerial is like?

Brian


I am one, since 1970ish I cringe too Brian. I blame the government,
society and every one else too. If people can't manage what they aspire
to, let them have it anyway, don't want to upset them by saying they are
thick do we?????

I have one amateur friend that I have to wire up coax plugs for. Not
really his fault that he can't do it though, main reason is that he
doesn't own a soldering iron.

Don't get me going or I will be here the rest of the night..............
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Bill
( A different one )

In message , Graham.
writes
On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:20:37 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

On a ham radio band last night.
I got me new freeview box last night from switchover folk.
Second ham.
Does it work?
back to first, no I have no aerial, so I'll let you know, Seconnd one. Mine
is very picky. I bought a set top digital one from the high street and it
was all lop sided so we cut them poky out things all the same length as the
wife said it looks silly like it was, but its not working any better.



Words fail me really, are they giving these folk licenses in corn flake
packets now or what?
I mean, I wonder what his transmitting aerial is like?

Brian

My mate took his Foundation Licence last year. He hasn't even got the
skill to wire a 13 amp plug.


Many people don't. we even get wired plugs from major suppliers with
the leads cut to the wrong lengths, so that if the main lead is pulled
the live is not the first to disconnect, often the earth would be.



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Bill
( A different one )

Bill wrote:


I am one, since 1970ish I cringe too Brian. I blame the government,
society and every one else too. If people can't manage what they aspire
to, let them have it anyway, don't want to upset them by saying they are
thick do we?????

Surely you're not proposing more regulation, big government kind of thing ;-)

BugBear

I thought he was joking at first about cutting all the rods the same length,
but he was serious. It was I suspect one of those log periodic set top ones
described as Digital indoor aerial and sold through all sorts of strange
outlets like asian corner shops.
Both were M6 call signs so they were novice hams, but really...
Brian

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On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:20:37 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Words fail me really, are they giving these folk licenses in corn flake
packets now or what?
I mean, I wonder what his transmitting aerial is like?

More than likely bought his aerial in a packet, like most of them
nowadays.