It was called 'Knock Up Ginger' round our way. The twist we put on it was, rather than running away, we would hide as close as possible to the door - usuually just behind the garden wall or hedge. The nearest to the door - without getting seen or caught - was the winner. I doubt kids today still play such pranks... too busy with their heads stuck in their phones.
Hi! I had APRS and Meshtastic on at all times. I'll write some brief thoughts in a post later but I have a podcast about to hit the feeds. This was my fist time so it was a great experience meeting people. Nothing really blew me away outside for Mike and his Ceecom Antennas. More on that later ;-)
Curious about the callsign I5/G5DOC/QRP - you go India Five Golf Delta Oscar Charlie, but then just go QRP at the end rather than spelling it out - why is that?
None of it has to be said phonetically but it’s important to get the callsign heard and understood so it can be logged. The suffix QRP just means I’m running low power and is often understood without the phonetic.
It was called 'Knock Up Ginger' round our way. The twist we put on it was, rather than running away, we would hide as close as possible to the door - usuually just behind the garden wall or hedge. The nearest to the door - without getting seen or caught - was the winner. I doubt kids today still play such pranks... too busy with their heads stuck in their phones.
Looks like you had a great holiday!
Rallies? I'll be at the Hamfest on 28th.
Cheers for that. Yes we played the same rule till a friend got a 'good hiding' as it was once called.
Also hoping to get to Hamfest. if anyone going has APRS on or monitors 145.350 we might manage an eyeball. :-)
Well, I made sure my handheld was fully charged, so that I could give you a call... then I forgot to put it in my rucksack. D'oh!
Don't know what you thought about the rally, but I was somewhat disappointed: not as big as in previous years.
Hi! I had APRS and Meshtastic on at all times. I'll write some brief thoughts in a post later but I have a podcast about to hit the feeds. This was my fist time so it was a great experience meeting people. Nothing really blew me away outside for Mike and his Ceecom Antennas. More on that later ;-)
Curious about the callsign I5/G5DOC/QRP - you go India Five Golf Delta Oscar Charlie, but then just go QRP at the end rather than spelling it out - why is that?
None of it has to be said phonetically but it’s important to get the callsign heard and understood so it can be logged. The suffix QRP just means I’m running low power and is often understood without the phonetic.