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Experienced RF engineer and a radio amateur, amongst other less lucrative things. Sometimes a #Gallery365 contributor.

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It’s a bit like the PM might, just might, be drip-feeding us information to try to minimise our involvement.

02.03.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Defensive strikes" is it now?
Excellent.
At least I can now take all of the icecream to prevent it being misappropriated.

02.03.2026 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You take care and have a nice, if short, rest.

02.03.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is your daily reminded that the actions of a state administration are not the same as the actions of that state's population.

02.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well there we go.

01.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That said, I don’t want to get rid of speed cameras and I would prefer to see many, many more of them.

01.03.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Some* drivers don’t but others do.

01.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I want everyone to use the roads with care and consideration for others; there’s plenty of room for all of us.
I might come across as odd but I rather like 20mph limits.

01.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There will be no Reform UK government as Wales and Scotland, probably NI too, will roundly reject them. Hopefully England will too.

01.03.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And where exactly do all the British emigrants go when they have to come back here?

01.03.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They pioneered the asymmetric rear wing for left-handed circuits.

01.03.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, it’s Jeremy Beeton the F1 world champion for Brawn.

01.03.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t that David Cameron?

01.03.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jeremy Beeton I presume?

28.02.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What the party which for purely historical reasons calls itself β€œLabour” needs is some socialists and fewer Tories in its ranks.

28.02.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed.

28.02.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where did US aircraft fly from for this morning’s little attack?

28.02.2026 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if that is related to the Heather ale I had in Glasgow in 2008?

26.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A bit of work but you’ll only need to do it once and it could be just a couple of feeders if you wanted, or perhaps also a rotator control cable setup too.

26.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/2 You can then connect anything you like to either end and it should all be secure, weatherproof and sealed.

26.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have done a reasonable similar setup with a tube let into a hole in the wall with half a dozen feeder stubs installed between the caps. A neat weatherproof box on the outside and with a patch plate, arrestors and suitable ground bonding. Inside is a tidy box with a smaller patch plate. 1/2

26.02.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t done this at home for a while but it somewhat depends how the setup is intended to be used. For work it is a purpose designed wedge plate to pass the cables through, with all cables internally going to an earth-bonded plate where arrestors are installed. A sparks should assist on this.

26.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m now really very confused.

26.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No phone call is so important that they can’t call again.

25.02.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The R15 is a fine performer (I have had three across my bench for testing) so if it covers the frequencies and modes you want then I can recommend it.

25.02.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, the reason he was arrested is that the police believe they have evidence which supports the allegation. The arrest may have been brought forward because there was a report that he may have been planning to flee but the reason for the arrest is the evidence.

25.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The R1 and R2 suffered with lacklustre intermod perform r and got a bit noisy in RF-busy locations. The R3 and onward were much improved and the R6 I have (and forgot about!) is really quite good in this regard.

25.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have also found the VS3 Bluetooth headset to be excellent and might get myself one of the new replacements soon.

25.02.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been tempted by one but I can’t really justify it as I have an R30, two AR8000, an IC-R7000 and a Yaesu (!) VR5000 already!

25.02.2026 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Boo.

25.02.2026 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0