unboxing

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM IC718s
and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough to buy one
of them a few years later...true

When I was young, I made the mistake of playing with my Dinky toys. If
I'd left them in sealed up their boxes, they would have been worth a
fortune today. I could have sold them, and bought a decent amateur
transceiver - which I could leave sealed in its box until it became
collectable, then sold it and bought something I really wanted.

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Ian

Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 08:35:27 UTC

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:12:35 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Ian Jackson
then sold it and bought something I really wanted.

...then dropped down dead the next day never having had the fun of
playing with anything...maybe except one thing ;-).

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Jim GM4DHJ ...

2018-04-09 09:56:52 UTC

Post by Guy G4DWV 4X1LT
On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:12:35 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Ian Jackson
then sold it and bought something I really wanted.

...then dropped down dead the next day never having had the fun of
playing with anything...maybe except one thing ;-).

talywhacker ?

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Catweazel

2018-04-09 10:04:11 UTC

Post by Guy G4DWV 4X1LT
On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:12:35 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Ian Jackson
then sold it and bought something I really wanted.

...then dropped down dead the next day never having had the fun of
playing with anything...maybe except one thing ;-).

talywhacker ?

Haven't seen that word for a long time....
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Gareth's Downstairs Computer

2018-04-06 09:13:07 UTC

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!

As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

Kid A

2018-04-06 09:35:41 UTC

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and the new
vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200 on account of
having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

Fake news.

Jim GM4DHJ ...

2018-04-06 12:00:30 UTC

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

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Gareth's Downstairs Computer

2018-04-06 12:30:59 UTC

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

... but not to the _REAL_ radio amateurs with the Right Moral
Fibre who tackled and passed the 12 WPM Morse exam in the decades
that it was available to them without whingeing about it!

Jim GM4DHJ ...

2018-04-06 13:03:21 UTC

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

... but not to the _REAL_ radio amateurs with the Right Moral
Fibre who tackled and passed the 12 WPM Morse exam in the decades
that it was available to them without whingeing about it!

do we know any ?...

--
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Gareth's Downstairs Computer

2018-04-06 13:33:27 UTC

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

... but not to the _REAL_ radio amateurs with the Right Moral
Fibre who tackled and passed the 12 WPM Morse exam in the decades
that it was available to them without whingeing about it!

do we know any ?...

You, me, Spike, Irish Paul, Irish Fred to name but 5?

Stephen Thomas Troll

2018-04-06 13:39:15 UTC

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and the
new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200 on
account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

... but not to the _REAL_ radio amateurs with the Right Moral Fibre
who tackled and passed the 12 WPM Morse exam in the decades that it
was available to them without whingeing about it!

do we know any ?...

You, me, Spike, Irish Paul, Irish Fred to name but 5?

Gareth, LoL, Gareth.

Gareth, a right scabby bunch of halfwits, misogynists, bigots and
blowhards, Gareth.

Gareth, Thanks, Gareth.

Jim GM4DHJ ...

2018-04-06 13:48:36 UTC

Post by Stephen Thomas Troll

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and the
new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200 on
account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

... but not to the _REAL_ radio amateurs with the Right Moral Fibre
who tackled and passed the 12 WPM Morse exam in the decades that it
was available to them without whingeing about it!

do we know any ?...

You, me, Spike, Irish Paul, Irish Fred to name but 5?

Gareth, LoL, Gareth.

me lol

manuel czech

2018-04-06 14:38:09 UTC

Post by Stephen Thomas Troll

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and the
new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200 on
account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

... but not to the _REAL_ radio amateurs with the Right Moral Fibre
who tackled and passed the 12 WPM Morse exam in the decades that it
was available to them without whingeing about it!

do we know any ?...

You, me, Spike, Irish Paul, Irish Fred to name but 5?

Gareth, LoL, Gareth.

me lol

if its less than 120 days use chargeback claim
is its over £100 and bought with credit card use section 75 of the
customer credit act claim

Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 08:39:57 UTC

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:33:27 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,
Gareth's Downstairs Computer

Post by Gareth's Downstairs Computer
You, me, Spike, Irish Paul, Irish Fred to name but 5?

Me waves hand trying to catch Gareth's attention!

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Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 08:39:24 UTC

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:03:21 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
do we know any ?...

You and me and Gareth makes three?

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Spike

2018-04-06 16:42:20 UTC

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
http://hamhijinks.com/ham-wont-unbox-rig/
not as silly as it sounds...I know somebody who bought two ICOM
IC718s and didn't take them out of the box until I was silly enough
to buy one of them a few years later...true

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

Time to employ the ground wave - or space wave for the Class B/M3 types
- now that the sky wave is on the way out..
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"RSGBTech is meant for everyone", or so the RSGB says. The group is
moderated 'to
ensure that the questions are on topic', but the group's own admissions
policy mention
(a pre-) 'vet', 'known', 'trouble', and 'maker', but not the vetting
policy! None of these are
'moderation' issues and none are mentioned in the RSGB's Guidelines.....

Jim.GM4DHJ ...

2018-04-07 08:01:31 UTC

As for my Icom 7300, FT450D, and this year's burfdee, FTDX1200!
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

I wouldn't bother HF is dead .......

Time to employ the ground wave - or space wave for the Class B/M3 types -
now that the sky wave is on the way out..

wasn't the mid 60's a great time for radio....merrycans crashing in on 10m
AM .....never hear the like again ....

Spike

2018-04-07 08:29:06 UTC

Post by Jim.GM4DHJ ...

Time to employ the ground wave - or space wave for the Class B/M3 types -
now that the sky wave is on the way out..

wasn't the mid 60's a great time for radio....merrycans crashing in on 10m
AM .....never hear the like again ....

The mid-to-late 50s was even better. BTDT, etc

Apologies for sounding like the Fat Controller.
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Spike

"RSGBTech is meant for everyone", or so the RSGB says. The group is
moderated 'to
ensure that the questions are on topic', but the group's own admissions
policy mention
(a pre-) 'vet', 'known', 'trouble', and 'maker', but not the vetting
policy! None of these are
'moderation' issues and none are mentioned in the RSGB's Guidelines.....

Jim GM4DHJ ...

2018-04-07 09:47:09 UTC

Post by Spike

Post by Jim.GM4DHJ ...

Time to employ the ground wave - or space wave for the Class B/M3 types -
now that the sky wave is on the way out..

wasn't the mid 60's a great time for radio....merrycans crashing in on 10m
AM .....never hear the like again ....

The mid-to-late 50s was even better. BTDT, etc
Apologies for sounding like the Fat Controller.

that's OK ........

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Custos Custodum

2018-04-07 12:04:59 UTC

On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 10:47:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."

Post by Jim GM4DHJ ...
Resistance is not futile ...

But titanium dioxide is rutile...

Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 08:45:04 UTC

On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 09:01:31 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Jim.GM4DHJ ...
wasn't the mid 60's a great time for radio....merrycans crashing in on 10m
AM .....never hear the like again ....

I managed to get a QSO with VP8MC in the Falkland Islands, who came
back to my QSO. My antenna was put together with so many mistakes,
that out of my 80-100W from my trusty Yaesu FT200, maybe1, yes ONE,
made it up the spout of my Hy-Gain 18AVT, 80-10m vertical, ground
mounted.

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Catweazel

2018-04-09 09:45:47 UTC

Post by Guy G4DWV 4X1LT
On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 09:01:31 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Jim.GM4DHJ ...
wasn't the mid 60's a great time for radio....merrycans crashing in on 10m
AM .....never hear the like again ....

I experienced something similar in the 1989 - whilst enjoying a
quiet lunchtime cross-town chat on 10m (I was operating /M from works
car park) when we were called by a VP8 (Antarctica). After we went QRT
suddenly 10m was heaving with dxers....
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2018-04-09 10:02:56 UTC

On Mon, 9 Apr 2018 10:45:47 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,

Post by Catweazel
After we went QRT
suddenly 10m was heaving with dxers....

You must have warmed it up for them, LOLZ!

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Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 08:38:22 UTC

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:13:07 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,
Gareth's Downstairs Computer

Post by Gareth's Downstairs Computer
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and
the new vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200
on account of having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

Then you can give yourselves TVI etc. NOBODY around here except my
family, natch, knows I have a transmitter. I hope I am only causing
TVI to my twatty neighbours.

Get those ferrites out for some fun Gareth.

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Gareth's Downstairs Computer

2018-04-09 09:15:28 UTC

Post by Guy G4DWV 4X1LT
On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:13:07 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,
Gareth's Downstairs Computer

When you called here for the gift of the FT200, perhaps you
missed the separate earth with substantial wire going down
to rod plus fan of microbore tubing in the front garden? :-)

Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 09:52:17 UTC

On Mon, 9 Apr 2018 10:15:28 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,
Gareth's Downstairs Computer

Post by Gareth's Downstairs Computer
When you called here for the gift of the FT200, perhaps you
missed the separate earth with substantial wire going down
to rod plus fan of microbore tubing in the front garden? :-)

But lots of stuff can still suffer from audio-breakthough from the
best-made stations.My last TV did - I must have had the last CRT
television in England. Only got a flat-screen a few months ago which
is (thankfully) interference-free for a) Only the XYL watches it, if
you can count my max of an hour a week "watching" and b) I can tell
anybody who may complain about interference to "go away" (politeness
filter engaged).

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Kid A

2018-04-09 10:25:15 UTC

Post by Guy G4DWV 4X1LT
On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 10:13:07 +0100, just as I was about to take a herb,
Gareth's Downstairs Computer

Post by Gareth's Downstairs Computer
As soon as the room's cleared out, and the shelving sorted, and the new
vertical antenna risen, might get around to the FTDX1200 on account of
having seen my neighbour's despite that he's an M6.

Then you can give yourselves TVI etc. NOBODY around here except my
family, natch, knows I have a transmitter. I hope I am only causing TVI
to my twatty neighbours.

You should annex their garden.

Guy G4DWV 4X1LT

2018-04-09 11:50:24 UTC

On Mon, 9 Apr 2018 10:25:15 +0000 (UTC), just as I was about to take a

Post by Kid A
You should annex their garden.

Hello again Roger!

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Kid A

2018-04-09 11:56:36 UTC