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R a d i a l
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Hi again,
Well another 3 months, indeed a year have flown by again
and I find myself writing this piece. A lot of changes have occurred
since the last Radial and these are detailed in the following pages.
I must admit I’ll be glad when 2006 is over, and all the seasonal
festivities as well and I can get down to getting my life a bit more
sorted out and stable, I’ll also be glad when the dark nights are gone.
The trouble is it is wishing one’s life away which is not a good idea.
I’ve not made much progress on the SDR radio kit I mentioned in
last issue, whenever I try and get down to it something else crops up
and intervenes, but I hope to have something about it in the next
issue. John Hoban G3EGC is also building one of these kits as well.
I’ve now set up the mailing group for the e-mailed PDF Radial, so it
will be a first try this issue, I’ve got my fingers crossed!
Later in the magazine you will find a piece from Angie M3PYM
which Alec sent me, it was lifted from the RAIBC E-mail group, so I’ll
have to keep my eye on that group for more useable material!
As an answer to Angie’s question about breaking into an HF / LF
net as opposed to a VHF / UHF net, I’ve always used the same
technique for both, ‘tail ending’ i.e. speaking as soon as the person
who was speaking last drops carrier, and waiting to be called in.
Ah well It’s time to shut up shop for this issue, all that remains is, in
the words of the Goons to wish you all ‘A Merry Christmas And
Custard!’ - And a happy and prosperous New Year to you All.
Amanda M0DZO / G7TUA
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