Week 10 2012

This week’s bit of fun:

This is a good video but watch it to the end J

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Monday: Denis and I were away last week doing a Club talk for the Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society. Ian also attended this meeting and I am sure everyone enjoyed the evening.

Thursday: Today is Mums birthday. Carole and I visited her and the staff at the nursing home had baked a cake for her. We all sang happy birthday to her before cutting the cake.

I attended the Sutton and Cheam Radio Society meeting and had a good evening

Saturday: Carol and I attended the wedding of our friends Mark and Su-fay.

Sunday: is Mothers Day and Carole and I visited Mum in the morning.

Week 9 2012

This week’s Bit of fun:

This one was sent to me from Ireland, enjoy

Irish Birth Control

Mrs. Donovan was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin when she met up with Father Flaherty.

The Father said, 'Top o' the mornin' To ye! Aren't ye Mrs. Donovan And didn't I marry ye and yer Hoosband two years ago?'

She replied, 'Aye, that ye did, Father.'


The Father asked, 'And be there Any wee little ones yet?'

She replied, 'No, not yet, Father.'


The Father said, 'Well now, I'm going to Rome next week And I'll light a fertility candle for ye and yer hoosband.'


She replied, 'Oh, thank ye, Father...' They then parted ways..


Some years later they met again.
The Father asked, 'Well now,
Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?'
She replied, 'Oh, very well, Father!'
The Father asked, 'And tell me ,
Have ye any wee ones yet?'


She replied, 'Oh yes, Father!
Two sets of twins and six singles,
Ten in all!'


The Father said, 'That's wonderful! and how is yer loving hoosband doing?'


She replied, 'E's gone to Rome to blow out yer fookin' candle.'

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Monday: I started building an off center dipole. I managed to build the four to one balun by winding turns onto a toroid ring and it was tested as working. I must get a box and complete this balun.

Wednesday: Colin and I recorded the latest episode of the ICQPODCAST. This is the start of our second hundred.

Saturday: The second day of teaching the Intermediate course. This is my favourite week because it’s all about multi meters and measuring. This week is very practical.

In breaks between teaching, Chris Howard as I were playing with my Dstar hotspot. We had various contacts and it worked very well.

Sunday: Colin released the latest episode of the ICQPODCAST.

Series Five Episode Six of the ICQPodcast - 21st Century Beacon - GB3VHF

News Stories include:-

• Opera Beacon takes Route 66
• Australian Kilowatt
• Ofcom on 5 MHz NoV
• Discover amateur radio at Surrey Museum
• Special Event Station - VO1AA
• ARRL publishes new Guidelines for 60 meters
• BBC - A lifetime of shortwave
• Extension of UK 501 kHz to 504 kHz NoV's
• 'Twisted' waves could boost capacity of Wi-Fi and TV
• Raspberry Pi computer now on sale

Your feedback and GB3VHF – a beacon designed for the 21st Century.

The ICQPOCAST can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com