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Ian Maude
Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence.  The net will run next week as normal.

73 Ian (GR0VGS :) )
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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

k6dgw
You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding?

73,

Fred K6DGW
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On 4/29/2011 12:52 AM, Ian Maude wrote:
> Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence.  The net
> will run next week as normal.
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kevinr@coho.net
Who is getting married?
    Kevin.  KD5ONS


On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:50:41 -0700, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding?
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 4/29/2011 12:52 AM, Ian Maude wrote:
>> Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence.  The net
>> will run next week as normal.
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Rick Dettinger-3
I guess they would GB1 and GB2!  JY1's  XYL was JY2.  When you are the  
king, you don't need a suffix!

73,
Rick Dettinger   K7    MW


On Apr 29, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> Ha, ha! Somebody needs to convince William and Harry to get Ham  
> licenses and
> install a K-line station.
>
> I can just hear it now, "Gotta QRT OM, Grandma and Kate are calling!"
>
> Be more fun than when the King of Jordan, JY1, was on the air.
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Who is getting married?
>    Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:50:41 -0700, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]>  
> wrote:
>
>> You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Fred K6DGW
>> - Northern California Contest Club
>> - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
>> - www.cqp.org
>>
>> On 4/29/2011 12:52 AM, Ian Maude wrote:
>>> Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence.  The net
>>> will run next week as normal.
>
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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

N5GE
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Yep, my wife went to Austin to visit the grandkids today, and before she left
she told me not to record anything because she had a "four hour recording of the
wedding scheduled".  When I asked who was getting married there was a sudden
short but very intense thunder storm right over our home. :o)

You guys be careful.  That must be one important wedding!

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE



On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:52:16 -0700, "Kevin Rock" <[hidden email]> wrote:

>Who is getting married?
>    Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
>On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:50:41 -0700, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding?
>>
>> On 4/29/2011 12:52 AM, Ian Maude wrote:
>>> Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence.  The net
>>> will run next week as normal.

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Gary Gregory
Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the talking
heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'    'the shoes'
 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss something?


I am just so deilighted I could just........@#*&^!......

Grrrrrr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
it'....wonder what that means?

Gary

On 30 April 2011 10:16, <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Yep, my wife went to Austin to visit the grandkids today, and before she
> left
> she told me not to record anything because she had a "four hour recording
> of the
> wedding scheduled".  When I asked who was getting married there was a
> sudden
> short but very intense thunder storm right over our home. :o)
>
> You guys be careful.  That must be one important wedding!
>
> 73,
> Tom
> Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
>
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:52:16 -0700, "Kevin Rock" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> >Who is getting married?
> >    Kevin.  KD5ONS
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:50:41 -0700, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> You mean it isn't canceled because of some little family wedding?
> >>
> >> On 4/29/2011 12:52 AM, Ian Maude wrote:
> >>> Hi all,There will be no net this week due to my absence.  The net
> >>> will run next week as normal.
>
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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

k6dgw
On 4/29/2011 7:54 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
> Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
> highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the talking
> heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'    'the shoes'
>   'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss something?

Yeppers.  The womens' hats!

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
- www.cqp.org
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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

kevinr@coho.net
I am so very glad I do not own a television and avoid the news.  Hype like  
this totally passes me by.  Thank you God!
    Kevin.  KD5ONS




On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:28:10 -0700, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On 4/29/2011 7:54 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
>> Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
>> highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the talking
>> heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'    'the  
>> shoes'
>>   'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss something?
>
> Yeppers.  The womens' hats!
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
> - www.cqp.org
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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

AC7AC
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Dave Van Wallaghen
Yes, you right Ron. Gentlemen like you, Fred, Don (and of course Eric and Wayne) have given me great direction in my young amateur radio path. My grandfather (the original W8FGU) gave me a boost when I was a kid, but you all have given my the drive to dig deeper into the "mystery" of radio.

Your guidance is truly appreciated on my part and my hope is that y'all will not loose heart at what you see and hear about what some will say about this hobby, but will continue to nurture those of us that want to continue in the tradition and strive to learn all we can.
I'm amazed at what I've researched over the last few years based on what you've posted on this reflector.

Whether you know it or not - you already have "paid it forward" - thanks to all of you. I'm not much of an operator at this point, but I'm certainly still learning a lot of electronics, physics and general guidance about amateur radio from all of you. Keep up the good work and know some of us will carry on the tradition.

73,
Dave W8FGU


-----Original Message-----
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[hidden email]>
Sender: [hidden email]
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:46:23
To: <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

I find it nice to be reminded of traditions and institutions that span the
centuries with such beauty and pageantry in spite of the foibles of us
individuals (in the Royal family and everywhere).

We Hams have such traditions too, but when someone wonders what a Wouff Hong
is I am afraid our traditions are being cast aside as irrelevant.

Our past is never irrelevant - as Hams or as citizens of the earth. Our past
is an arrow pointing to our future- an arrow whose flight is controlled by
our choices today; choices that presume we understand our past.  

So what do we want our children, our grand children or our
great-grandchildren who choose to become Hams to inherent in this hobby?

I choose a tradition of mutual help, caring and respect for all Hams, even
the LIDs who haven't a clue what the rest of us are doing. With patience and
perseverance we will show them. Some will leave the hobby, and others will
carry on. They will carry it on and pass on our legacy.  

And the lessons learned at the mic, at the key or at keyboard will stand
each one in good stead in all aspects of life.

I know this is true, because there are many Hams, now long gone, who helped
me as a youngster enjoy and respect my hobby and, in doing so, taught me
important lessons about living a joyful, useful life.

It's only in my mind, but I remember each of them will just as much solemn
respect, appreciation, joy and celebration as was publicly expressed at the
Royal wedding.

I know there are countless other Hams out there who know exactly what I
mean. I've had the privilege of having QSO's with some of them and sharing
our stories of appreciation and discovery.

(BTW: I loved the churchman who did cartwheels down the sanctuary aisle when
it was all over and he thought he was alone!)  

73,

Ron AC7AC


-----Original Message-----
Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the talking
heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'    'the shoes'
 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss something?


I am just so deilighted I could just........@#*&^!......

Grrrrrr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
it'....wonder what that means?

Gary


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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

aandrei
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I agree with you on the the fact that there are nice traditions outthere, kept on going by true enthusiasm (rather than public money) such as Amateur Radio, and I wish there were more like it based on cooperation and unconditional help between people. We might have to rediscover or create them, because we are going to need them.

But you must be joking about the royals.

Many countries (including USA) had to fight bloody battles to get their independence (more or less successfully) from this family.
Plus there hasn't been a British king in England since the battle of Hastings, and William the conqueror took over.
They didn't even speak English at the court for hundreds of years after that.
This is a tradition of classism and enslavement of the many (World level) for the benefit of the few.

We need to discriminate between traditions.
Amateur Radio is 'noble' in a very much opposite way to royalty and empire building.

Cheers,

Adi
2e0ttx

On 30/04/2011 04:46, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> I find it nice to be reminded of traditions and institutions that span the
> centuries with such beauty and pageantry in spite of the foibles of us
> individuals (in the Royal family and everywhere).
>
> We Hams have such traditions too, but when someone wonders what a Wouff Hong
> is I am afraid our traditions are being cast aside as irrelevant.
>
> Our past is never irrelevant - as Hams or as citizens of the earth. Our past
> is an arrow pointing to our future- an arrow whose flight is controlled by
> our choices today; choices that presume we understand our past.
>
> So what do we want our children, our grand children or our
> great-grandchildren who choose to become Hams to inherent in this hobby?
>
> I choose a tradition of mutual help, caring and respect for all Hams, even
> the LIDs who haven't a clue what the rest of us are doing. With patience and
> perseverance we will show them. Some will leave the hobby, and others will
> carry on. They will carry it on and pass on our legacy.
>
> And the lessons learned at the mic, at the key or at keyboard will stand
> each one in good stead in all aspects of life.
>
> I know this is true, because there are many Hams, now long gone, who helped
> me as a youngster enjoy and respect my hobby and, in doing so, taught me
> important lessons about living a joyful, useful life.
>
> It's only in my mind, but I remember each of them will just as much solemn
> respect, appreciation, joy and celebration as was publicly expressed at the
> Royal wedding.
>
> I know there are countless other Hams out there who know exactly what I
> mean. I've had the privilege of having QSO's with some of them and sharing
> our stories of appreciation and discovery.
>
> (BTW: I loved the churchman who did cartwheels down the sanctuary aisle when
> it was all over and he thought he was alone!)
>
> 73,
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
> highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the talking
> heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'    'the shoes'
>   'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss something?
>
>
> I am just so deilighted I could just........@#*&^!......
>
> Grrrrrr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
> it'....wonder what that means?
>
> Gary
>
>
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ac0h
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I never "got it" in the first place.

Wifey got up at three AM and watched it.
She then proceeded to gripe about the coverage the rest of the day.
She said some unkind things about Katey Couric and questioned her
heritage a couple of times.

Seems the wife was interested in the sites and sounds, "the pageantry"
and not the play by play from the talking heads. "Everytime they showed
something worth watching it lasted about 30 seconds then switch right
back to those people".

We're getting a cable TV upgrade so we can get BBC America.

I said "what for,.....better coverage of the divorce?"

Got me out of the conversation.

On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:54:13 +1000
Gary Gregory <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
> highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the
> talking heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'
> 'the shoes' 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss
> something?
>
>
> I am just so deilighted I could just........@#*&^!......
>
> Grrrrrr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
> it'....wonder what that means?
>
> Gary





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M0XDF
You might try looking at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - lots of coverage there
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On 30 Apr 2011, at 12:08, R. Kevin Stover wrote:

> I never "got it" in the first place.
>
> Wifey got up at three AM and watched it.
> She then proceeded to gripe about the coverage the rest of the day.
> She said some unkind things about Katey Couric and questioned her
> heritage a couple of times.
>
> Seems the wife was interested in the sites and sounds, "the pageantry"
> and not the play by play from the talking heads. "Everytime they showed
> something worth watching it lasted about 30 seconds then switch right
> back to those people".
>
> We're getting a cable TV upgrade so we can get BBC America.
>
> I said "what for,.....better coverage of the divorce?"
>
> Got me out of the conversation.
>

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MontyS
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The coverage on BBC America was outstanding, and NBC wasn't too bad.
Monty K2DLJ

On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:08 AM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:

> I never "got it" in the first place.
>
> Wifey got up at three AM and watched it.
> She then proceeded to gripe about the coverage the rest of the day.
> She said some unkind things about Katey Couric and questioned her
> heritage a couple of times.
>
> Seems the wife was interested in the sites and sounds, "the pageantry"
> and not the play by play from the talking heads. "Everytime they showed
> something worth watching it lasted about 30 seconds then switch right
> back to those people".
>
> We're getting a cable TV upgrade so we can get BBC America.
>
> I said "what for,.....better coverage of the divorce?"
>
> Got me out of the conversation.
>
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:54:13 +1000
> Gary Gregory <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Good Grief..I am SOOoooo over 'The Wedding'...no we got 4 channels of
>> highlights....just in case 'we' missed something....Then all the
>> talking heads are ranting on dissecting 'the dress'   'the hairdo'
>> 'the shoes' 'the suit' and the list goes on...Hmmmmmm....did I miss
>> something?
>>
>>
>> I am just so deilighted I could just........@#*&^!......
>>
>> Grrrrrr...but the Extra Class Licencee has told me to 'get over
>> it'....wonder what that means?
>>
>> Gary
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> R. Kevin Stover
> AC0H
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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

Geoffrey Downs-3
In reply to this post by aandrei
Just to put another view about about the royals and without going into
detail on moral and historical issues, not everyone in the UK currently
shares Adi's sentiments. Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned
out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in the
UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide - even though it may
well have been of more interest to YLs and XYLs hi. What was noticeable here
was the happy atmosphere and the large number of young people out on the
streets to see and celebrate the occasion. If we could get the same number
of young people enthused about amateur radio it would be great!

Maybe the last word could go to a headline in today's UK "Financial Times" :
"A near perfect day as globe tunes in to see Britain at its battiest - and
best"

In case "battiest" doesn't transatlanticise it means "most eccentric" or
"craziest" :-)

73 to all

Geoff
GR3UCK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adi Andrei" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:45 AM

> But you must be joking about the royals.
>
> Many countries (including USA) had to fight bloody battles to get their
> independence (more or less successfully) from this family.
> Plus there hasn't been a British king in England since the battle of
> Hastings, and William the conqueror took over.
> They didn't even speak English at the court for hundreds of years after
> that.
> This is a tradition of classism and enslavement of the many (World level)
> for the benefit of the few.
>
> We need to discriminate between traditions.
> Amateur Radio is 'noble' in a very much opposite way to royalty and empire
> building.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adi
> 2e0ttx

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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

g3ymc
On 30 Apr 2011 at 14:56, Geoffrey Downs wrote:

> Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned
> out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in
> the UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide

That much quoted figure of 2 Billion watching it on the TV is clearly
WAY WAY too much when you consider there are only 6 Billion people on
the whole planet. Clearly loads did watch it, but nothing like that
number. It didn't include me for instance, who was content with five
minutes of highlights later in the day.

This has little, or probably nothing, to do with the UK Elecraft Net,
guess Eric will come in soon...

73 Dave G3YMC

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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

Dave-3
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on the satelite,  BBC america coverage was good but the local pbs station in
dallas showed the BBC UK program uninterupted

Pity i left the UK wednesday, i could have been using GR4FRE

Dave

ww2r, g4fre

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:36:30 -0400
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The coverage on BBC America was outstanding, and NBC wasn't too bad.
Monty K2DLJ


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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net

Edward R Cole
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Two Billion people watched!  So did my wife and I (midnight to 4am in Alaska).

It was an interesting show of pagentry that is probably not going to
be around much longer with all the insurrection going on around the
world.  Nice show! (or Jolly Good! in British).  Wish them well.

My ancestor came from england in 1652 so have tenuous links back there?

William's ham license would have an "L" in it for learner! ;-)

73, Edward R. Cole
KL7UW

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Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:56:31 +0100
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Just to put another view about about the royals and without going into
detail on moral and historical issues, not everyone in the UK currently
shares Adi's sentiments. Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned
out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in the
UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide - even though it may
well have been of more interest to YLs and XYLs hi. What was noticeable here
was the happy atmosphere and the large number of young people out on the
streets to see and celebrate the occasion. If we could get the same number
of young people enthused about amateur radio it would be great!

Maybe the last word could go to a headline in today's UK "Financial Times" :
"A near perfect day as globe tunes in to see Britain at its battiest - and
best"

In case "battiest" doesn't transatlanticise it means "most eccentric" or
"craziest" :-)

73 to all

Geoff
GR3UCK




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Re: UK SSB Elecraft Net [END of Thread - Royals Disc.]

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ
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I just did ;-)

Let's end the royal wedding discussion. A little too far afield.

73,
Eric
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On Apr 30, 2011, at 7:14 AM, "Dave Sergeant" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> That much quoted figure of 2 Billion watching it on the TV is clearly
> WAY WAY too much when you consider there are only 6 Billion people on
> the whole planet. Clearly loads did watch it, but nothing like that
> number. It didn't include me for instance, who was content with five
> minutes of highlights later in the day.
>
> This has little, or probably nothing, to do with the UK Elecraft Net,
> guess Eric will come in soon...
>
> 73 Dave G3YMC
>
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