CB Radios

[CitroJim]

While I was at Jim's yesterday I fitted my new 9foot tank whip.

There's some very worried railway bridges hereabouts Xac

Nice one on the Maplin deal

[Xaccers]

The original Troll?



Nevil Maskelyne, back in 1903, just before Marconi was about to send some morse code showing off his "secure and private" communication system, "hacked" it and sent a few rude messages blowing the "secure and private" claim out of the water
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Anyway, I should be picking up my new radio tomorrow morning

[CitroJim]

The original Troll?

Just goes to show there's nothing new under the sun...

Enjoy your new wireless Xac

[Xaccers]

Picked up my new rig this morning, and swung by Maplins to grab a cigar lighter plug.
This afternoon I visited Jim and borrowed his lead filled solder and iron. Oh my what a difference lead makes, how I miss it!
The new radio is somewhat bigger than my old one, just a bit too tall to fit into the slot left by the missing ashtray.
No bother, we found a suitable saw and chopped off a significant portion of the cross bar that runs across the bottom of the ashtray slot.
Using some ultra strong sticky backed velcro strips I affixed the radio under the heater control box.
It's longer than the old radio so jutts out a bit which is perfect as I could fit the mic holder to the side.

[CitroJim]

I visited Jim and borrowed his lead filled solder and iron. Oh my what a difference lead makes, how I miss it!

Ahh, you can't beat a bit of good old lead solder Xac. This new RoHS-compliant lead free stuff is nowhere near as good. If I were a drinker I might compare it to alcohol free beer...

I hope I have enough of the leaded stuff stashed away to keep me going for a few years. It's precious stuff now

[Xaccers]

I've got one of those bluetooth fm transmitter handsfree devices in the car, tuned into 107.2 FM as it's pretty clear in the areas I drive.
This evening when I picked up Danielle from Tescos I got a heck of a lot of interference so turned it off and heard an Islamic sermon being given by someone with an american accent.
They were spread from 107.0 to 107.2 with no RDS.
I've had a look online to see if it was a legitimate station and found nothing, so headed over to OFCOM's site and reported it.

[CitroJim]

I've had a look online to see if it was a legitimate station and found nothing, so headed over to OFCOM's site and reported it.

Good That's some dirty transmitter talk about spreading the word Hope they hang the culprits out to dry good an proper...

Trouble is, those sorts of transmissions can swamp legitimate broadcasters by a phenomena known as 'capture effect' where the strongest signal will win out over all the others even those a few megs away...

So what was the sermon about? Any mention of French cars and how all good citizens should drive one?

[Xaccers]

It was quite moderate so nothing juicy, I cought the end of a parable about some bint who didn't recognise a prophet, and then talk of forgiving others and doing things for others not for their sake but for Allah, then about 7pm they started playing asian music.

[CitroJim]

I was in Tesco this evening picking up Siany and Charlotte after Majorettes...

I missed that sermon Sounds a good 'un . I was listening to Radio 4 as usual... I'd been well miffed if he'd swamped Radio 4 though...

[Xaccers]

I was in Tesco this evening picking up Siany and Charlotte after Majorettes...

I missed that sermon Sounds a good 'un . I was listening to Radio 4 as usual... I'd been well miffed if he'd swamped Radio 4 though...

I'd have definitely called for a Jihad on him

Talking of Radio 4, I've got a handy bit of software called Radio Downloader that hunts out podcasts and automatically downloads them.
So I've been subscribed to Old Harry's Game, Bleak Expectations and the News Quiz Extra.
It helped keep me sane on the coach trips too and from Eastborn over the weekend (and definitely for the pointless daytrip to Rye and Battle).

[Xaccers]

Well it appears to be a legitimate station that has a RSL until the 19th Feb, managed to catch a station name tonight as I left the train station car park.
They're coming through clear on 106.95 to 107.2 although they should be transmitting on 107.0
Updated ofcom so that's probably the end of that.

[DickieG]

I've got one of those bluetooth fm transmitter handsfree devices in the car, tuned into 107.2 FM as it's pretty clear in the areas I drive.
This evening when I picked up Danielle from Tescos I got a heck of a lot of interference so turned it off and heard an Islamic sermon being given by someone with an american accent.
They were spread from 107.0 to 107.2 with no RDS.
I've had a look online to see if it was a legitimate station and found nothing, so headed over to OFCOM's site and reported it.

If you travel through 'certain areas' of South London it's all but impossible to listen to FM due to the amount of unlicenced transmitters, it'd be a full time job sending the details of all those to Ofcom.

[CitroJim]

So what was the name of it Xac? Radio Jihad Wolverton? Or Radio Wolverstan? I swear last evening strolling around Wolverton Tesco I did not hear one English word uttered. At least not until we got to the checkout Even the white folk in there were speaking in foreign tongues. Welsh maybe...

If you travel through 'certain areas' of South London it's all but impossible to listen to FM due to the amount of unlicenced transmitters

It's just yet another manifestation of spam really, and a terrible blight I seriously wonder if anyone actually listens to them? The ones I heard are invariably terrible quality... In the audio sense that is. Content I cannot comment on

[Xaccers]

If I ever have to drive when I'm working in London, there are a few crossings where Radio 4 gets obliviated by another broadcast.

It's Milad MK, linked to the Mosque in Wolverton by the looks of things.