Author Archives: Dick Whittering

Hello again from a pleasantly mild Crete  . . . July RadCom I have now had longer to digest “The Bull” that arrived just as the last Blog was being sent for uploading. I spotted John, G3WFM, in the picture … Continue reading →

Greetings once again from a very pleasantly mild Crete. This afternoon (22nd  June) we have 33°C in the shade at the back of the house, so all very pleasant . . . This may hit your screens a day or so … Continue reading →

Yassas. Just after this hits your screens, we will be in the UK for a wedding. Yes, I know you always want it fine and dry for a wedding, but if it rains, for us it will make a very … Continue reading →

Greetings once again from a pleasantly mild Crete. I say pleasantly mild but during April we had a taste of winter again with cold northerly winds and temperature around 15-16°C. We did not sign up for freezing temperatures like that … Continue reading →

Greetings again from a Crete that is getting warmer by the day, which is all very pleasing (but windy – see later). With your Easter some weeks before ours, a number of hotels and Tavernas are getting ready for the … Continue reading →

Greetings from a pleasantly warm Crete where today (27thFeb) we have 21°C and not a cloud in the sky SSB I now have to hang my head in shame. I have to admit that, after over 25 years, the other … Continue reading →

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Hello again es good to see some of you at the Christmas Bash last month and at the excellent Club Meeting on the previous Friday when we had a really interesting talk by Stan, G4OAV, about ‘Secret WW2 Wireless Interception … Continue reading →

ΧΡΟΝΙΑ  ∏ΟΛΛΑ (Happy New Year!) I trust that Santa brought you the new rig you wanted and that you obtained the planning permission for the 80ft tower and 4 ele Quad. I have lost my J49XF contest call. J4 calls … Continue reading →

Greetings from a decidedly cooler Crete. We have had some topsy-turvy weather these past few weeks with temperatures ranging from 31°C down to chilly 17°C. We have also had the first of our Winter storms which broke one of the … Continue reading →

Greetings from a now very quiet Crete. The vast majority of the tourists have left and we now just have the odd independent traveller wandering about… The roads are quiet, most of the Tavernas have shut down, the beaches are … Continue reading →