Author Archives: Dick Whittering

Greetings once again. This missive comes with a health warning. All being well, I should be at the Club Meeting on Friday 13th. I say ‘all being well’ as at the moment, my plans could change at short notice. However, flights are … Continue reading →

Greetings from a Crete that is getting warmer by the day. Co-channel QRM on VHF/UHF TV… Remember the good old days when you watched Channels 1 and 9 on 405 and during the Summer you would get some really nice … Continue reading →

Hi again from a very pleasant Crete. It was good to get back to the warm sunshine (24°C as I write this) after a quick 3-day visit to the UK to see our Daughter. The original trip in January was … Continue reading →

Greetings from a very pleasant Crete where the weather seems to think that it is Spring. During the past few weeks we have had temperatures around 22°C most days and with wall to wall sunshine. Yes we have had the … Continue reading →

Hello again from a cool-ish Crete. I say ‘cool-ish’ but it is all relative. As I send this to Deez we have high cloud and 17°C which is not so bad for the end of January but not as good … Continue reading →

As it is the first of January – Happy New Whatsit . . . Now that it is 2014, where are all these cheap supersonic flights that we were promised some years ago? And all this electricity from nuclear power … Continue reading →

Hi again and may I be the first to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December all ready – where does the time go? New Battery Needed… You have all probably seen those greetings cards … Continue reading →

Greetings from a very Autumnal Crete. It is November, the clocks have gone back, the tourists have all gone, most of the Tavernas have closed down and the local Bank has reverted to ‘Winter Opening’. Part-time banking As I may … Continue reading →

Hi again. Visit to the UK  I have just got back from the UK after a ‘flying visit’, and one week of chasing hither and yon and it is nice to get back to our chill-out mode. Good to see some … Continue reading →

Hi again. Just a reminder here to say that I hope to see some of you at the National Hamfest/Rally up in Newark on the 27th. OK, so you have taken the courses, you have a brand new call, and … Continue reading →