Author Archives: Bill

I can’t remember when or how I first discovered Star Trek. I think I might have read about it. or seen something on a friends TV. I know that it was first broadcast at a time when we didn’t have a TV. So every (I think wednesday, just for that hour, I would go toContinue reading “Star Trek”

Perhaps I should have entitled this entry as “Names”. Do you find that some names stick in your mind? They do with me. For the life of me, I cannot remember when I first heard the name The Venerable Bede. I had no idea who it was. I think I found out a while agoContinue reading “The Venerable Bede”

Thursdays is Isle Of Wight Radio Society Thursday Night Net Night. On a Thursday, I like to run the net starting at 2000 and running through to 2100. Some nights there is a topic other nights are “Natter Nights” . Even though, with a topic, callers on the net can raise any issue they wish,Continue reading “Thursday 21 Nov 19”

Are you a starter or a finisher? I tend to think of myself as a starter, but I’m not really sure. My problem is I like to be involved. To give you an example; After becoming licensed as a Radio Ham, I was very keen to become a member of RAYNET. I’ve been a memberContinue reading “Wednesday 20 Nov 19”

After a long day at work involving an early rising, I managed to oversleep this morning. I’m sure I’ve said previously that if I am no able to get out of the house before 0610, the walk isn’t worth doing as it is such a rush, that it becomes not so enjoyable. Anyhow, I wokeContinue reading “Tuesday, 19 Nov 19”

On the first and third fridays of the month, my Amateur Radio Club – Horndean & District meet. This evening I sat a table with few of the other members, and what a really good evening it was. Some very interesting and entertainin g talk. I new of course that both the #Breakfastclub, and theContinue reading “Friday – HDARC”

On a Thursday Evening, I act as network controller for the Isle Of Wight Radio Society Thursday Night Net. One aspect of the net, is a live feed via facebook. If you are interested, look for the GB3IW page on FB, and you will see broadcasts going back over time. One of the things IContinue reading “THURSDAY 14 NOV 19”

I joined the Gosport Society towards the begining of this year, after looking at the list of talks they had planned all of which (Even the Pubs Of Gosport) sounded very interesting. And, My Golly, this evening was no disappointment . One was the meeting itself, which has inspired me to see if I canContinue reading “The Gosport Society”

Once again, I find myself at the end of the day, sat at my machine, having done everything else and now wanting to write a post and not having a subject prepared. It’s frustrating. I’d like to have a week of posts ready but that means running ahead of myself – perhaps tomorrow, I mightContinue reading “Tuesday”

After a fine breakfast in the Buttery, Elayne went off and did her Christmas shopping with her sisters. Bill here, took the cowards way out by going and looking for historic and interesting Chichester. He found a bit of each. Knowing that there was a high certainty that it would start raining around midday, IContinue reading “Chichester”