New Stock for the War & Fleece shop

[Mike K]

Hello all

Regarding the amateur radio code . Same here , they have recently dropped the CW ( Morse ) requirement . All of the limited licensee calls that could previously use only VHF are now let loose on HF . We had around 18,000 hams at one stage , but the Govt. doubled the fee , and with the internet coming along , numbers dropped . The dropping of the morse is , I think , a bid to boost interest in what is perceived to be a old fashioned hobby .

That Morris - C CS8 compressor truck Dougie mentioned has since been sold to a dealer Holland I believe . The buyer at Beltring played with it for a while , but gave up . As Richard said , restoring a odd , lesser known brand really tests out your patience . As far as I know , I am the only military Morris Commercial enthusiast/collector in the country , this situation has its ups and downs . One good thing is , I have no competition at all when it comes to finding parts , no-one else wants it . But , a negative is , nobody to discuss things with . I want to spend a day at the Ballards spare parts division , I will drug Rory and tie up Dave , then ransack the place . Bribe the UK customs officials , and off home . Ah ! I forgot , my plan relies on getting into the UK in the first place , would they let a person with a known convict past into old blighty .

No. 11 set QSO to the UK ! It is possible in theory , quite possible . But, we would nead a clear 10 khz of band space , exceptional conditions . We will DO IT . But, Rory has to turn over that 11 set LP unit first . Get it spinning around , it sounds like a ME 262 engine at full revs WHIZZZZZZZZZZ.

Lots of that larkspur stuff around here . To give you an idea, the local disposals store in town ( pop 5000 ) has a Larkspur Landrover FFR charging panel box thing and brand new Larkspur microphones , still wrapped in the packets !

I had two C13's , the Larkspur HF set , swapped them for something .

Mike