Back in 1982 I arrived in Porthcurno, Cornwall, fresh out of college and wet behind the ears. The attraction of Porthcurno? Apart from the fantastic beach, gorgeous blue water and weather, it was a remote Cable & Wireless out-station were people from all around the world came to learn about all sorts of communication equipment.
Well Porthcurno has just been awarded a great accolade – it’s one of Britain’s top ten beaches. But there’s more to Porthcurno than that.
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24 May, 2010
Posted by: Derek In: General
I’ve just been to Morrisons and was horrified by what I saw and it goes against their very own green slogan – Great taste less waste.
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As an instructor of Amateur Radio foundation courses I drill in to my students that they should establish contacts on the calling frequency of a band and then move to an available working frequency to hold their chat. This is considered to be so important that it is specifically mentioned in the course syllabus – objective 8a.3. If it so important that it is taught to all new foundation licence holders, why do lots of experienced Radio Amateurs (probably many are those that slag off the foundation licence because it is “too easy”) choose to ignore this rule when they should know better. Read the rest of this entry »
05 Apr, 2010
Posted by: Derek In: General
When the prices we are paying for items are no cheaper than we can normally obtain them – despite the claims that they are 50% or 75% off the normal price.
Reading the Daily Telegraph today I read on the front page how big firms are slashing prices ahead of the election to try and tempt buyers in to the shops rather than have them delay their expensive purchases until after the election. Read the rest of this entry »
This is the first opportunity that I’ve had to get out the portable PSK-31 Amateur Radio station and it does work, though I suspect a better antenna is called for. In the picture you can see the Yaesu FT-817 portable HF/VHF/UHF transceiver, LDG Electronics Z11 automatic antenna tuner (atu), CG Antenna SB-2000 USB radio interface and Acer Aspire One netbook. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) built twenty-two all-weather Waveney class lifeboats over a twenty-year period starting in 1962 as long-distance rescue vessels. The boats were the first fast (15 knots) lifeboats to see service with the RNLI and were based on an American coast guard vessel design. Read the rest of this entry »
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