Lad Really Wants To Call

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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:32 pm

I got bored with this run-of-the mill lad until I had a flash of inspiration. I'm on a Womble cull up in the Scottish Highlands and can only be contacted by radio. They can patch him through!

Quote:

Sir,

Please find below the proceedure for contacting me by radio patch should the need arise. I have spoken to the operator, Tam O'Shanter, and advised him you might call so he will be as helpful as possible

1. Telephone +44(0)7813 *** ***. This is our control centre located at Macrahanish.
2. The operator will ask you who you want to speak to. It is very important that you spell my name using the International Phonetic Alphabet. There is no need to clarify the apostrophe.

(see here; http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/MAEL/ag/phonetic.htm for the Phonetic Alphabet.

3. Once you have spelt my name you will hear a click then a slight pause while the radio system finds my transceiver.

4. When you hear me answer with my callsign you must wait until I complete my callsign and only reply when you hear me say 'OVER'. You then reply to me and say 'OVER' when you have finished speaking.

My callsign is Wombling 3

It is important to remember that only one of us can speak at any one time as it is a simplex system.

If you do not contact me during the week I shall speak with you next Sunday.

Regards,
Ben

I won't be able to record it as I'll be in the car but it should be fun.

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 11856 Location: UK

Inkerman wrote:

I'm on a Womble cull up in the Scottish Highlands

^^^^^ A Womble cull huh Laughing

, wonder what the odds are on your lad ballsing up your phone call instructions Twisted Evil

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:52 am

Good modality.

Perhaps you could a trophy pic. of your lad with a sign which reads "Mike Batt sucks like an old Hoover" or "I've been up Orinoco without a paddle", or "Real life is rubbish." Or "Wimbledon is Common and a load of balls." Very Happy

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3193

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only one of us can speak at any one time as it is a simplex system.

Actually that's half-duplex. With a simplex line only one person can speak. In a half-duplex system the line can be turned around to let the other person speak. ... OK I'll get my coat. Wink

Sounds like lots of fun.

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:10 am

Hope you don't have a problem with interference, It would be just your luck to share the same frequency as Preswick Air Traffic Control or the local crab fishing fleet Very Happy