296th

btw I did have the callsign G6XNF and as a kid I had a 5 element Yagi attached to the top of my mum's washing line pole. When mum hung up the washing I'd lose the signal as the pole rotated

I had a FT290R until some friendly burgler took it one day (and my rucksack to put all the swag in )

As you can now see I'm a long time, dyed in the wool, Geek

Now I have "Friends all over the World" through the Internet and the WCG

My Amateur Radio days brought me out of my shell and it took some courage to broadcast to the world aged around 17 (I think)

(A Big Up to the Radio Amateur Team http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/team/viewTeamInfo.do?teamId=J65RSMBR9N1)

Now you can see how I ended up in Telecoms.

Maybe that's why the idea of Podcasting holds such appeal to me

Waffling again (Must let go of the PTT button one day)
Have a great day and keep crunching
Dave

thanks

Reached 287th briefly treading water at 288th

Hi Keith

My most interesting message I received was from the Spaceship Columbia when they had an astronaut broadcasting in the 2 Metre Band. He called "This is W5LFL on the space ship Columbia calling England Ireland and the rest of Europe" there was no way to talk back as the uplink was swamped by thousands.

I took my crackly recording to the 6th Form and played it on the the 6th Form Common Room's Cassette deck going "Did you hear that" none of them could make it out and I was a laughing stock.

You need a good ear. I've just googled W5LFL and I was right on the money after all of these years (I know some won't believe I wrote it in this order)

http://hamgallery.com/qsl/Interesting/w5lfl.htm

Dave

Wow! Top 300. One can only dream...

Keep on Crunching CKizar



wtg

Dave