thecoder":g58kzkvu said:Can't help but notice your an early riser Roger , I'm just coming towards the end of a 12hr nightshift,I thought I was the one about on here at this time. Lol.
RogerP":uycfqzi6 said:I'm also a radio amateur (ham) and early is the best time to speak with friends around the world. Late evening in the US, teatime in Australia, lunchtime in the middle east .... etc.
bugbear":2vjmz6sm said:I'm intrigued that radio hams still exist, in this era when absolutely any silly person can send a text, email or phone call pretty much anywhere in the world, at any time.
BugBear
RogerP":3ojwlb7g said:bugbear":3ojwlb7g said:I'm intrigued that radio hams still exist, in this era when absolutely any silly person can send a text, email or phone call pretty much anywhere in the world, at any time.
BugBear
Well they can as long as the infrastructure (conceived, built, installed and run by others) is in place.
Why do amateur woodworkers bother making things when it's easier, much quicker and probably cheaper just to buy? Why learn to paint when you can just buy a camera? Why labour for hours in the garden or allotment growing your own fruit and veg when the supermarkets are full of it?
Amateur radio, like many hobbies, is more about the journey than the destination.
It has the 'Admiralty' arrow on it. Might be associated with Torpedo maintainence, as it looks familiar Jimi,. However, it's a long time ago. I am not sure if the arrow appeared on tools for the RAF and Army too. Probably did.jimi43":1x6377hq said:Yup...stud remover...and a variable one too...from one limit to another unlike this one:
...recent bootfair find and works brilliantly but only for a fixed 3/8" size...and thereabouts
Jim
Benchwayze":31qntqof said:Indeed you are correct Richard.
In fact, have a shirt and trousers that are covered in such arrows. I 'rescued' them from one of my 'postings', sometime during my service! :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
Merry Crimble and enjoy your mince pies!
John :ho2
jimi43":jz4jhnnm said:Benchwayze":jz4jhnnm said:Indeed you are correct Richard.
In fact, have a shirt and trousers that are covered in such arrows. I 'rescued' them from one of my 'postings', sometime during my service! :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
Merry Crimble and enjoy your mince pies!
John :ho2
I bet you really got it from Dartmoor John....come on...spill the beans! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Jim
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