10-05-2017, 04:41 PM
Back in the mid 60s we had a local amateur, Reg, an ex PLA* copper who'd worked with us for a while as a storeman. After he left we knocked up a one-valve converter to receive Top Band on any MW receiver and used to listen to the local net every morning.
We always knew when Reg was around because, while he was getting his transmitter on-channel, some of the output of his oscillator went up the spout! We would here a high pitched beat zooming down to zero beat ready for action.
Reg was old school - none of this new fangled alpha bravo international phonetic alphabet for Reg!
He would come on with his Essex accent announcing "This is George free easy George Johnny ..."
Happy days!
* Port of London Authority - in Reg's case, Tilbury Dock.
We always knew when Reg was around because, while he was getting his transmitter on-channel, some of the output of his oscillator went up the spout! We would here a high pitched beat zooming down to zero beat ready for action.
Reg was old school - none of this new fangled alpha bravo international phonetic alphabet for Reg!
He would come on with his Essex accent announcing "This is George free easy George Johnny ..."
Happy days!
* Port of London Authority - in Reg's case, Tilbury Dock.
