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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 435 Times Thanked : 30 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : original President Lincoln, Midland 8001XT, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 62
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:28 am
That's all ya seem to hear now Alan same old same old ,apart from a bit of Spain and the Germans on the mids FM ,that's why sometimes I can't be bothered to switch the radio on and even when the local nets are on it's the same old people all the time and you get fed up talking about the same old stuff what you spoke to them about last time ,its a bit like seeing the Mrs everyday same old same old LOL
Call Sign : 29-CT-057 Posts : 22 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-09-25 QTH or Location : Tralee, County Kerry. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-7B (modified for CB) Age : 72
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:05 pm
I got some encouragement an hour ago (12:00 BST) by hearing what seemed like somebody tuning up by whistling into the mike on 27.185, LSB. This was on my short wire in the attic. I couldn't attempt a contact because I must build a proper antenna first. I'm in SW Ireland, not far from the Atlantic coast.
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Call Sign : 29-CT-057 Posts : 22 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-09-25 QTH or Location : Tralee, County Kerry. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-7B (modified for CB) Age : 72
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Sat Sep 26, 2020 5:51 pm
Pagan wrote:
Some faint Spanish stations starting to come through on T5 now (16.30 Saturday).....maybe the band is opening?
Could be. I've just heard a French pile-up on 27.195 USB, including somebody sending CW - all faint but just about readable. Same time (16:30 BST).
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 435 Times Thanked : 30 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : original President Lincoln, Midland 8001XT, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 62
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:07 pm
That's just normal little bits of sporadic skip ,I wouldn't get too excited lads ,as for idiots who do Morse/CW on 27mhz they pi55 me off they should go and do there Amateur ticket and do on the appropriate frequencies or go on 10m and leave 11m alone
Call Sign : 15CT964 Posts : 23 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-08-23 QTH or Location : Zurich, Switzerland Equipment Used : Base: Jackson II, Cobra UK 25, 1/2wave silver rod. Mobile:Albrecht AE 6110, Wilson Little Wil Age : 53
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Sun Sep 27, 2020 1:12 pm
I reckon there must be something going on right now. I'm getting all sorts of maybe Spanish, Italian, Russian(?) and other EE languages on EU34LSB... sounds like a complete bun-fight!
Call Sign : 29-CT-057 Posts : 22 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-09-25 QTH or Location : Tralee, County Kerry. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-7B (modified for CB) Age : 72
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Sun Sep 27, 2020 2:14 pm
Captain Fantastic wrote:
I reckon there must be something going on right now. I'm getting all sorts of maybe Spanish, Italian, Russian(?) and other EE languages on EU34LSB... sounds like a complete bun-fight!
Yes, I can hear them now (14:10). Some weak and unreadable, but some (Italians) solid and very readable. Russians very weak. I'm on the West coast of Ireland.
Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 70 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : TUUSLA- FINLAND Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2 Age : 52
Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:57 am
I had a bit of Germany and France on mids Fm at the weekend, very few and far apart now my skip in to Finland, will hang in there, local radio cb is getting better.
I have felt disillusioned with radio over the years and often leave it all be for sometime and concentrate on other hobbies,coming back refreshed.
I have had a couple of months break but switched on at the weekend just gone and spent a good few hours working Russia,Spain and Portugal and had a great time..Putting the beam up helped with contacts and my enthusiasm.
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Subject: Re: Getting disillusioned 
