"Word/Phrase of the Day"
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That's a big 10-4 good buddy. Apparently.
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When I closed my grocery shop I rented it out to a couple guys who were 'illegally' selling CB radios, they pretended to be just selling accessories but had the full units hidden away.
They must have upset someone because I heard a huge crash late one evening and a motorbike roar away, looking in the shop found a damn great rock had been tossed through the plate glass window, luckily it was insured.
They must have upset someone because I heard a huge crash late one evening and a motorbike roar away, looking in the shop found a damn great rock had been tossed through the plate glass window, luckily it was insured.
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Yes that is one subject the FCF has a specific thread for...I'll copy that paragraph over to there
..entries invited!ChrisRobin wrote: ↑01 Aug 2024, 12:02 Need to stop reminiscing and get back onto word of the day.
so how's about we got back to the 1970's, and say........ What's your 20! (CB speak for where are you)
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I'll kick off with QTH. In my world of radio and telegraphic communications that means 'My location is...' and if suffixed by a question mark 'What is your location?' One of a very extensive set of Q codes which enabled complex messages to be sent and received using few characters. There are also a set of Z codes that did a similar task for the military. QTH is a lot easier to say on a voice circuit, send on morse key or a teleprinter keyboard than 'What's your 20?' No risk of misunderstandings either..NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑01 Aug 2024, 13:02Yes that is one subject the FCF has a specific thread for...I'll copy that paragraph over to there
..entries invited!ChrisRobin wrote: ↑01 Aug 2024, 12:02 Need to stop reminiscing and get back onto word of the day.
so how's about we got back to the 1970's, and say........ What's your 20! (CB speak for where are you)
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On a morse circuit one can have a whole conversation using nothing but Q codes and procedural signals - I can still recall hundreds of them from memory without much effort
QRM is defined in the official tables of Q code meanings as 'I am being interfered with' and if suffixed with a question mark 'Are you being interfered with?'
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The FCF Audience of 2024 may not be aware of it but the worlds best jukebox has a 10 track Morse Code Playlist starting off with CQ Serenade and ending with Lucifer by The Alan Parsons Project, with surprises in between including Beethoven's Fifth.... dit-dit-dit-dah V for Victory.
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Being as on topic as possible I can offer a collection of Phrases of the day in this short video which I doubt you would ever come across without reading this thread. During WW2 the "V" Morse code audio played on drums preceded Radio Londres broadcasts to France and their secret messages...classics like "the blue horse walks on the horizon" and "Aunt Amelia cycles in shorts"
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Most interesting Neil
Rule 65, paragraph 6, sub-section C refers
There's a forum rule about this... Being on topic for any length of time is expressly not permitted...
Rule 65, paragraph 6, sub-section C refers
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I think you'll find it's subsection 8C Jim
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Ahh! I stand corrected. Thanks Mick
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Petrichor
"Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words 'petra', meaning stone, and 'ichor', which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the immortals."
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le ... /petrichor
"Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor
We've just had a cloudburst here and it's created petrichor
"Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words 'petra', meaning stone, and 'ichor', which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the immortals."
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le ... /petrichor
"Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor
We've just had a cloudburst here and it's created petrichor
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Its partner in crime is Geosmin
NeilNewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑07 Jul 2019, 20:25So Steve/Mick both right. Geosmin is the name I heard for it but yes its the chemical which is the smell of rain on the ground/tarmac after a dry period. Look out for your next Geosmin moment and amaze anyone who will listen with your new found knowledge
Find out what C12H22O is...and what is its name.
wiki article here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosmin
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Been trying to remember that for the past two days. Forget as soon as I come in from the garden.bobins wrote: ↑01 Aug 2024, 18:49 Petrichor
"Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words 'petra', meaning stone, and 'ichor', which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the immortals."
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le ... /petrichor
"Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor
We've just had a cloudburst here and it's created petrichor
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This could have featured in the Trivia Investigation thread, but this nice little video explores the top and bottom of it.
and a Northumberland connection.
Keep Calm and Carry On.
tangental link from On your Bike! viewtopic.php?t=61875&hilit=chateau&sta ... 0adaptions
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and a Northumberland connection.
Keep Calm and Carry On.
tangental link from On your Bike! viewtopic.php?t=61875&hilit=chateau&sta ... 0adaptions
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A fascinating story that Neil, do they still have the model railway running in Barter Books?
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Answered my own question there with a quick DDG search:
https://www.barterbooks.co.uk/html/Abou ... okshop.php
https://www.barterbooks.co.uk/html/Abou ... okshop.php
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Yes still runs over the top of the bookcases, and forms part of the soundtrack and atmosphere of the place! An absolute gem and very popular.mickthemaverick wrote: ↑12 Aug 2024, 14:43 A fascinating story that Neil, do they still have the model railway running in Barter Books?
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