Dumfries, Smiling Through The Tears.

Yup they're all happy cos he lives outside Dumfries and not in it!!

 

Bastards, can't believe there actually telling people this.

It's shite doon here, don't come, it rains and the place is full of tories.....

 

Aww....bugger.... I just bought a house up that way

 

You mean Mr Jack Daniel's has!!

 

I was gonnae say we’re MUCH more cheerful in the Scottish Borders but didna want they rievin’ bashtards frae Dumb Freeze comin’ tae tak a wee gander!

 

That's the neighbour gone down hill!!!
Just looked, lost £20k on my house value since this news came out today!!!!!

 

The one I've bought is only worth 20k
And they told me that was the poshest part

 

At least you won’t be neighbours with Mr O.
Ron’s not posh
Could be worse you could live next door to me

 

The Honey Monster Being honest I have good neighbours. They put up with my antenna in the back garden so thankfully I get to play on my radios

 

This is what I look at , rather more pleasant than my erection in the garden.
HF rig and linear along with ATU and VHF / UHF rig. Couple of other ancillary bits of equipment in the photo as well.
HF rig is computer controlled, computer also does logging and various digital modes. The mic does get used for phone as well.
We amateurs are well equipped

 

The most impora

The most important part of it is the receiver and it’s ability to handle interfering signals.
The grey box is the linear ( if you were on CB burner ), The ATU is a matcher in CB lingo.
I certainly hope it’s good gear or I have been conned
Sadly it can be a very expensive hobby but conversely it can also be cheap depending on how modern or how much you are prepared to build yourself.
Most of us have there main station and then build other bits and bobs.
I actually have a home built HF rig as well. It was more an exercise to teach myself about how the radios we use work.
I still use it it’s just not in the picture.

 

Could be if the wind makes it sag, after all it’s out their in all weathers all the time

 

You got no phone signal up there then?

This impressive piece of kit works for me.