I was sent another copy by Royal Mail and it reached me within 5 days. I know it cost 65p to send it but why not do this every month? Total cost for the year is only \u00a37.80 which is not a lot out of my 40-odd quid subs, is it?<\/p>\n
She also failed to comment on my saying that G7DIEs operation was illegal. Maybe she should have checked the story first before printing it or maybe she was too embarrassed to admit that she had printed something that condoned illegal activity?
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\nHow about this for a T-shirt? Received it as a gift from Serge, UA9CSA, and has my call emblazoned on the back. Neat<\/p>\n
Local Stuff:<\/strong> The day prior to 6th<\/sup>, the local Priest goes round the village and blesses all the houses. This can take him the best part of a day in our village but down in Elounda, it takes the poor chap well over a week.<\/p>\n On the 6th<\/sup> itself, in Elounda, after the morning Church service, the Priest goes to the harbour where five or six young men are waiting. After some words of encouragement, he stands on the quay and throws a large gold cross into the sea where the young men dive in and try to retrieve it. After a couple of attempts one young chap surfaces and holds it aloft. They return it to the Priest who parades it back to the Church.<\/p>\n The young men dry themselves and, after putting on warm clothing, all rush off for a coffee!<\/p>\n Local Speed Limits:<\/strong> This has been pointed out but no one seems too worried . . . Only on Crete!<\/p>\n Ofcom:<\/strong> Hmmm. While it may be OK for prefix hunters, it does not help if I work GO3AAA in a contest as I will not know if he is in G, GM, or GI etc.<\/p>\n It seems that this is always the same each time Ofcom and the RSGB get together to try and issue special calls for something or another. We are told that these meetings have been going on since just after the Olympics were awarded to London \u2013 but if this is all they can come up with, adding an \u2018O\u2019, the meetings would seem to have been a waste of time. But hey, I guess it was a few days out in London for the Boys in Bedford . . .<\/p>\n The special calls in the 2O12a \u2013 2O12z series I can understand and make some form of sense, but to apply for an NOV just to add O or Q for a few weeks, which will confuse all and sundry, no thanks. When you think about it, even the usual \u2018special event calls\u2019 are confusing. I mean, you run a station from Abridge Village Fete and use the call, GB2AVF, no problem. If, however, I work GB2AFM, (Aberdeen Fish Market), who just happens to be north of the Border, how do I tell which country I worked from just the prefix? It will be the same with the GB2012xxx series as well.<\/p>\n Talking of things north of the Border, should the Scots get independence, I wonder what ITU Prefix they will be issued with for Amateur, Shipping and Aircraft? Of course there may well be letters about this in RadComic but thanks to the RSGB mailing service, I will probably not see my copies until (a) after the Games are over or (b) after Scotland have left the UK . . .<\/p>\n Good to see that the \u2018Powers That Be\u2019 found in favour of the RSGB and said that the old General Manager must pay up pretty damn quick. However, don\u2019t hold your breath as I can see this running on and on and on . . .<\/p>\n Time for a glass or two I think . . . Deez tells me that the local wine I drink costs the equivalent of \u00a31.33 a litre. This is cheaper than petrol out here and so all I need to do now is modify the car . . .<\/p>\n . . . anyone seen my spanner?<\/p>\n Yammas!<\/p>\n Dick. \u2018XBN. Greetings once again. It was really good to see so many of you at the Christmas Bash and a few reprobates later at the Robin Hood. While at the RH, I first saw my first \u2018demonstration\u2019, if that\u2019s the right … Continue reading
\nJanuary 6th<\/sup> out here is like another Christmas Day. Children receive presents and all that sort of thing. It is however John the Baptist\u2019s Day and is celebrated more than \u2018our\u2019 Christmas.<\/p>\n
\nLike the UK we have speed limits.\u00a0 In villages this can vary from 40, to 30, or even 20 kph.
\nAnyway, down the hill is the village of Plaka and should you drive into the village from Elounda you will see a 40 kph speed sign. All well and good. However, should you enter from Plaka from our village, the speed limit shows 30 kph on the same road.<\/p>\n
\nI received a mail giving details of the callsign changes you can apply for during the Olympics and Queens Jubilee.<\/p>\n
\n(email: sv0xbn@lefars.org.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"