tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post1637358168220081191..comments2023-09-30T14:59:05.385+01:00Comments on G4ILO's Blog: Out of touchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-20064466500419026872011-03-09T11:58:43.469+00:002011-03-09T11:58:43.469+00:00Sorry to have to say Julian that my daughter and h...Sorry to have to say Julian that my daughter and her friend were two of the attendees at Justin Bieber's second concert on Saturday. When we collected her we had a chance to see the area (and marvel at the other teenage girls, well we were all young once I suppose) and I have to say that it seemed pretty clean and tidy, very good for an inner city area and certainly far cleaner than I remember London and other cities being in the past.<br /><br />As for radio, I had a VX-3 with me but had no opportunity to turn it on so I didn't assess the level of activity around the city. If it's anything like other areas though, there will be little to hear, not much V/UHF activity anywhere these days. I could have fired up Echolink on my Android phone, but even that didn't seem to interesting. We sat in a nearby pub for a drink before heading back down south!Fenrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692316517109517463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-66599459904029472112011-03-09T08:55:44.442+00:002011-03-09T08:55:44.442+00:00Hi Julian, I was born in Birmingham, but moved awa...Hi Julian, I was born in Birmingham, but moved away when I was 3 years old, so I don't really class myself as a 'Brummie'.<br /><br />My fondest memory is that of tuning across the shortwave and medium bands on my grandmothers radiogram and also tuning into the pirate radio stations on the FM band, of which there are lots in Birmingham.<br /><br />When my Gran passed away, we had to go back for the funeral, I tuned the car stereo and was pleased to still hear these stations, illegal though they are !Paul M0PCZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826957754325181436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-28597949493240808182011-03-08T18:51:49.934+00:002011-03-08T18:51:49.934+00:00I grew up about 25 miles south of Birmingham and w...I grew up about 25 miles south of Birmingham and would go there occasionally, but wasn't too fond of it. I understand that in the years since (this was 30 years ago) Birmingham has cleaned up it's act quite a bit. However, all I've seen of it recently is when I visit from the US and end up in a National Express coach in Digbeth coach station - not a particularly salubrious neighbourhood.<br /><br />As for the manner in which many people are glued to their cellphones/PDA's/iPods etc, I'm in complete agreement with you. Have you noticed how people greet each other on the street less than before, because they're wrapped up in their own virtual world? I find this disconnect from the here and now dispiriting.<br /><br />When I'm at home, there is often a radio tuned to 7030. I even sleep with it on from time to time, but when outdoors I like to experience my surroundings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-59107035668452108932011-03-08T17:25:57.717+00:002011-03-08T17:25:57.717+00:00"Welcome to the machine", how apropos.
..."Welcome to the machine", how apropos.<br /><br />Seems we as a society have become nothing more than slaves to the Entertainment Industry. Movies, television, radio, live shows, computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones, mobile phones are just the Machine - Human interfaces, the shackles that bind us to our masters. <br /><br />Said tongue in check of course but there is a grain truth.<br /><br />The on/off button on my devices get exercised quite regularly.<br /><br />cheers, Graham ve3gtcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-14185235852138221962011-03-08T16:54:31.391+00:002011-03-08T16:54:31.391+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.LY2SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647751066268814831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-32528041466839211092011-03-08T15:44:31.588+00:002011-03-08T15:44:31.588+00:00My sister-in-law is one of these "Wired-in&qu...My sister-in-law is one of these "Wired-in", we all went on holiday and she constantly texted during the wait for our flight, and the phone was straight out at the destination, AND on more than one occasion she had two phones on the go, I love to have my phone handy, but when I think of Batteries I switch off.G4NKXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488761768695463192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-63051590504205166122011-03-08T15:15:13.253+00:002011-03-08T15:15:13.253+00:00Hi Julian, very nice written. Most HAM operators t...Hi Julian, very nice written. Most HAM operators today are also staring at their screens to see if there is any interesting DX. Missing the DX that was never spotted....<br />I actually logged on paper last weekend in the ARRL DX contest.<br />73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.com