mashoo
2009-04-16 - 2009-05-01
contents
kite antenna checklist;

rig; power cable; mic;
4 battery packs; 5 patch leads;
kite;
line winder;
line brake;
handle;
antenna spool;
radials spool;
radial pins;
spare cord; tape;
aluminium rings;
insulated grounding wire;
spark gap; 2 patch leads;
multi-tool;
inductor;
capacitor;
coax;
8 patch leads;
field strength meter;
dog stake;
tuning unit settings / wire length list;
map case;
logging materials

headphones

00008a28 | 2009-04-16T09:39:56Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
on

00008a2b | 2009-04-17T16:26:28Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
5

00008a2c | 2009-04-17T16:26:28Z | radio > tx > power (w) | -mt4-
17m

00008a2d | 2009-04-17T16:26:30Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
20m

00008a2e | 2009-04-17T16:28:15Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
any more stations from outside europe? de od5nj

00008a2f | 2009-04-17T16:28:25Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
de ep3pk

00008a30 | 2009-04-17T16:28:37Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
g4akc/pm de 9h1vc

00008a31 | 2009-04-17T16:32:25Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
14.224097 (14.223981)

00008a32 | 2009-04-17T16:37:18Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq de lz09br

00008a33 | 2009-04-17T16:37:20Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
g0vbc; i mixed the two callsigns; hi; there is another spanish station on the frequency; g0vbc; rst 59

00008a34 | 2009-04-17T16:38:45Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
ea1?

00008a35 | 2009-04-17T16:39:06Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
14.224097 (14.223981)

00008a37 | 2009-04-17T16:41:59Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
5.398544 (5.3985)

00008a38 | 2009-04-17T16:42:29Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
g0hnw de g0uoo

00008a39 | 2009-04-17T16:42:40Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
g0hnw is in the noise

00008a3a | 2009-04-17T16:42:42Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
off

00008a3b | 2009-04-17T16:43:36Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
watching the destiny's child bootylicious video with the sound off and monteverdi's `beatus vir' on radio 3 is an interesting experience

00008b0b | 2009-04-18T10:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
wolverhampton station

00008b0a | 2009-04-18T12:25:00Z | location | -mt4-
off to stay with gran and gramps; i had thought about travelling when i saw saturday looking good at the end of the five day weather forecast; when sunday came up looking equally good, i booked the tickets;

mum had dropped me by littlewoods, having picked up pa's shoes from a cobbler in penn; i bought an alarm clock for 2.19 at argos, then a pencil, sharpener and purple plastic-coated pad of paper at `home & office', made at the remarkable factory in worcester, where they make stuff from recycled materials; i needed something to use as a radio log book, but i ended up writing a lot more besides

00008b0f | 2009-04-18T12:25:02Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
inexpensive new alarm clock from argos set by the clock on platform 5

00008b0c | 2009-04-18T12:34:22Z | -no-label- | -mt4-

trainspotters photograph a loco at wolverhampton station

00008a9a.jpg | 2009-04-18T12:52:24Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
it's matchday; a older beardy and a younger fruity woman emerge from the new footbridge along platform 1, toward the exit; `wolves were kicking off, against arsenal in the cup...'; `perfect...'

00008b0d | 2009-04-18T13:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
on the cardiff train (well, maesteg); on the train from wolverhampton, a couple boarded at shifnal with a little girl; holly or something; about five years old; a real darling, with an old-fashioned face; rounded features; wide blue eyes; not loud, but chatty; she was a bit like that girl who went around the newhampton inn kissing everyone that day long ago, but more normal; on my side of the carriage, two asian schoolgirls got on at telford, the darker one with shiny eyes; shrewsbury high school, i shouldn't wonder; they certainly sounded right

00008b0e | 2009-04-18T14:17:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
that announcement i mentioned before; `we will shortly be arriving at... LUDLOW!'

that message is funny, but just about everything else that woman says sounds disgusting

00008b10 | 2009-04-18T14:43:30Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
pretty hill, trees and sheep

00008b11 | 2009-04-18T15:04:50Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
pa had kept me up to date with the edf cup final between gloucester and cardiff blues by sms; having given me the final score (12 - 50); he asked me to guess the man of the match; i easily and correctly guessed martyn williams; i later watched the whole match on vhs with gran and gramps; it was super, especially that first halfpenny try; and now halfpenny will tour south africa with the british and irish lions

00008b12 | 2009-04-18T15:10:28Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
a clutch of beam antennas to my left (going backward); i wonder what they are

00008b13 | 2009-04-18T15:23:55Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
hang gliders to the left

00008b14 | 2009-04-18T15:28:35Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
cardiff central station

into cardiff roughly on time; gramps waiting in the car among the taxis in front of the station

00008b15 | 2009-04-18T16:15:00Z | location | -mt4-
turning out of caegwyn road onto pantbach road (whenever), i noticed a blue tvr coming the other way; i explained that `tvr' is short for `trevor'

00008b16 | 2009-04-18T16:25:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
gran and gramps' place, cardiff

00008b17 | 2009-04-18T16:35:00Z | location | -mt4-

tray of food; pasta; soya milk; fruit; jam

00008a9c.jpg | 2009-04-18T16:46:06Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
70

00008b1a | 2009-04-19T13:59:58Z | wind > direction (deg) | -mt4-
7

00008b1b | 2009-04-19T13:59:58Z | wind > speed (km/h) | -mt4-
garth hill (sota gw/sw-034) kite antenna site

00008b18 | 2009-04-19T14:00:00Z | location | -mt4-
i'm not sure when we arrived; we had been forced to find a new space for the car, due to the demand on the normal spot; after commenting on the astonishing numbers of dandelion flowers about (we kept commenting all week), we had followed some half-naked girls and a dog up the path (the best of them was the one with the most clothes; a redhead); gramps had stopped for a rest a few times; skylarks about;

the line came off the reel pretty smoothly; an adorable lamb took some interest in the far end, while i was fetching the kite; gran and i launched the kite first time in a gentle wind (gran gave me a celebratory hug), while gramps guarded the other end of the line; during our time there, the kite crashed a few times, and flew high a few times; and all the while the back of my neck reddened in the sun; having been downed, the kite launched itself a couple of times;

the tump to the east was occupied for some time by a small family; it must have been a great place to be lazy

00008b19 | 2009-04-19T14:00:02Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
on

time unknown

00008b2b | 2009-04-19T14:40:00Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
gw0vbc/p

00008b24 | 2009-04-19T14:44:58Z | radio > tx > callsign | -mt4-
3

00008b1c | 2009-04-19T14:45:00Z | radio > tx > power (w) | -mt4-
2

00008b1d | 2009-04-19T14:45:02Z | radio > rx > antenna | -mt4-
3m

00008b1e | 2009-04-19T14:45:04Z | radio > rx > antenna > radial > length/perimeter | -mt4-
43.5m

00008b1f | 2009-04-19T14:45:04Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-
1mm

00008b20 | 2009-04-19T14:45:04Z | radio > rx > antenna > width | -mt4-
kite vertical

00008b21 | 2009-04-19T14:45:04Z | radio > rx > antenna > type | -mt4-
Hey, just got your text

sms from toby

00008b30 | 2009-04-19T14:50:16Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
Ok 5 mind

sms from toby

00008b31 | 2009-04-19T14:58:42Z | -no-label- | -mt4-

brenda looks up from keeping an eye on the connections in the ground system

00008a9e.jpg | 2009-04-19T14:59:32Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor sits on a map (and nearly falls asleep)

00008aa0.jpg | 2009-04-19T15:01:40Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor rests; brenda works

00008aa2.jpg | 2009-04-19T15:02:02Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

kite flies by the sun

00008aa4.jpg | 2009-04-19T15:02:34Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
de g0uoo

00008b22 | 2009-04-19T15:02:50Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
gw0vbc/p de g0uoo; rst 33; name rob; qth s-e kent, 5km n-w of folkestone

00008b23 | 2009-04-19T15:04:05Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
i got sw-034; pwr 100w

00008b25 | 2009-04-19T15:06:00Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
rst 57

00008b26 | 2009-04-19T15:07:40Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
U r 5by3

sms from toby

00008b32 | 2009-04-19T15:08:41Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
gw0vbc/p de mm0tss; rst 53

00008b27 | 2009-04-19T15:08:50Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
rst 57

00008b28 | 2009-04-19T15:10:45Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
lost that over

00008b29 | 2009-04-19T15:12:00Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
de mm0tss

00008b2a | 2009-04-19T15:13:00Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
Sorry, Lost u in the noise. you about for long?

sms from toby

00008b33 | 2009-04-19T15:14:36Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
Cool

sms from toby

00008b34 | 2009-04-19T15:16:22Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
at about this time, 60m died; first raf volmet, then shannon volmet; soon thereafter, i noticed some activity on the swr meter; i had not thought that i might get any reading since adding the extra power cells; i got a 1:1 match on 40m, using a 14.5m vertical, i think; i had tried a half wavelength and a quarter wavelength on 60m; hence the 14.5m; not many strong stations on any band

00008b2f | 2009-04-19T15:30:00Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
a couple with bikes arrived from taff's well, and hung around talking about the weather while i tried to get something on the radio to show them; but it wasn't a good day for comms; we also discussed the paraglider we had noticed earlier to our south-east; he had flown on other fragile days, resulting in a few crashes

00008b2e | 2009-04-19T15:45:00Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
Not hearing u

sms from toby

00008b35 | 2009-04-19T15:53:26Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
off

time unknown

00008b2c | 2009-04-19T16:00:00Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
packed; nearly ready to go

00008b2d | 2009-04-19T16:42:35Z | -no-label- | -mt4-

brenda and trevor descend

00008aa6.jpg | 2009-04-19T17:02:10Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
gran and gramps' place, cardiff

00008b37 | 2009-04-19T17:45:00Z | location | -mt4-
porridge on

00008b38 | 2009-04-19T17:47:30Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
Yeah, u were actually louder than RAF volmet for me

sms from toby

00008b36 | 2009-04-19T18:22:16Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
dream; mountainous austria or somewhere; spy drama; cold war? ends with horne & corden walking into top floor, windowless bare room; thug pulls his weapon from a shoulder holster and shoots past horne's head, hitting the door frame; ``that's the second thing you've done wrong today'' [not being in the way of that bullet];

yesterday's dream was nasty too; a south-east asian communist orchestra got killed in their seats by individual javelins falling from the ceiling

00008b39 | 2009-04-20T06:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-

brenda and her bumper bottle of amontillado sherry

00008aa8.jpg | 2009-04-20T10:26:38Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
llanilltud fawr car park

time unknown

00008b43 | 2009-04-20T12:55:00Z | location | -mt4-

brenda gets her nose closer to the coconut-smelling gorse

00008aaa.jpg | 2009-04-20T13:05:22Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

blackthorn blossom

00008aac.jpg | 2009-04-20T13:14:04Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor demonstrates his posterior exercise

00008aae.jpg | 2009-04-20T13:15:18Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

bluebells and tree trunks

00008ab0.jpg | 2009-04-20T13:27:22Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

brenda inspects the little houses; gramps had come this way first, unable to resist the boyhood allure of derelict buildings

00008ab2.jpg | 2009-04-20T13:52:58Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor and brenda share a laugh on the bench by the road

00008ab4.jpg | 2009-04-20T14:15:48Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

brenda shows her strange tendons to trevor on the bench by the road

00008ab6.jpg | 2009-04-20T14:16:02Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

cat beyond the stone stile

00008ab9.jpg | 2009-04-20T14:27:22Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
gran and gramps' place, cardiff

time unknown

00008b44 | 2009-04-20T16:59:58Z | location | -mt4-
dream; playing radios in the sun in front of a white cottagey building; gran and gramps were the others, i think

00008b3a | 2009-04-21T08:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
Photo of Merthyr centre in paper. It has a shop called "Neat and Cheap" !!! X

sms from pa

00008b3b | 2009-04-21T09:16:38Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
we had reached caerphilly road, on the way to caerphilly mountain; since i had just suggested craig-yr-allt as an option, we turned around, returned to rhiwbina for a newspaper (which i collected from spar) and headed for craig-yr-allt; i had gone along with the caerphilly idea so that we would not wear out gramps, but wanted to be delivered to craig-yr-allt afterwards;

gran and gramps said that they would walk along the base of the mountain, while i played with my kite at the top; i set off at about 1400 local time, having agreed to be back at 1630;

i had left my alarm clock in the dining room (too noisy at night); used the mobile phone clock instead

00008b6b | 2009-04-21T13:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
290

00008b40 | 2009-04-21T13:15:00Z | wind > direction (deg) | -mt4-
16

00008b41 | 2009-04-21T13:15:00Z | wind > speed (km/h) | -mt4-
as i approached the largest crag to peer down the south side, a kestrel flew from beneath it and out over the valley

00008b3f | 2009-04-21T13:17:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
craig-yr-allt (sota gw/sw-037) kite antenna site

00008b42 | 2009-04-21T13:20:00Z | location | -mt4-
Cool, unfortunately I won,t be home before then. Have fun

sms from toby, in response to message saying that i was on a mountain in a stiff wind until 1630

00008b3c | 2009-04-21T13:33:27Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
10.75m

00008b45 | 2009-04-21T14:00:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-
3

00008b46 | 2009-04-21T14:00:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > radial > count | -mt4-
on

00008b47 | 2009-04-21T14:00:02Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
20m

00008b48 | 2009-04-21T14:00:04Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
de wb9bcl(?); qth illinois

00008b49 | 2009-04-21T14:02:00Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
14.210025 (14.209909)

00008b4a | 2009-04-21T14:09:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
de er4dx

00008b4b | 2009-04-21T14:09:02Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
14.172116 (14.172001)

00008b4c | 2009-04-21T14:14:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
de la6koa

00008b4d | 2009-04-21T14:14:02Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
30m

00008b4e | 2009-04-21T14:20:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-
5.505021 (5.504976)

00008b4f | 2009-04-21T14:20:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
shannon volmet; rst 59

00008b50 | 2009-04-21T14:20:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.289000 (5.288957)

00008b51 | 2009-04-21T14:26:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
tuned here, next to the beacons; swr 1:1; 10 turns of inductor; half capacitor at angle

00008b52 | 2009-04-21T14:26:02Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.403544 (5.4035)

00008b53 | 2009-04-21T14:26:04Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b54 | 2009-04-21T14:26:06Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
5.398544 (5.3985)

00008b55 | 2009-04-21T14:27:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b56 | 2009-04-21T14:27:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
5.403544 (5.4035)

00008b57 | 2009-04-21T14:29:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b58 | 2009-04-21T14:29:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
33m

00008b59 | 2009-04-21T14:36:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-
40m

00008b5a | 2009-04-21T14:36:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
lsb

00008b5c | 2009-04-21T14:36:02Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-
tuned; 8 turns of inductor

00008b5b | 2009-04-21T14:36:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
7.073 (7.072942)

00008b5d | 2009-04-21T14:42:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b5e | 2009-04-21T14:42:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
60m

00008b5f | 2009-04-21T14:44:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
usb

00008b61 | 2009-04-21T14:44:02Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-
tuned again; 6 turns on inductor; 700 pf? shannon volmet good; raf volmet weak

00008b60 | 2009-04-21T14:48:00Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.403544 (5.4035)

00008b62 | 2009-04-21T14:49:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b63 | 2009-04-21T14:49:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
5.398544 (5.3985)

00008b64 | 2009-04-21T14:50:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b65 | 2009-04-21T14:50:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
14.5

00008b66 | 2009-04-21T14:58:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-
5.403544 (5.4035)

00008b67 | 2009-04-21T15:00:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq

00008b68 | 2009-04-21T15:00:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-

boots, radio and kite antenna

00008abb.jpg | 2009-04-21T15:04:04Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

kite antenna in a stiff wind

00008abd.jpg | 2009-04-21T15:04:14Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
qrt; i'll be late

00008b69 | 2009-04-21T15:06:00Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
off

00008b6a | 2009-04-21T15:06:02Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
nearly ready

00008b6c | 2009-04-21T15:29:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-

looking down on the a470

00008abf.jpg | 2009-04-21T15:32:34Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

looking down on caerphilly

00008ac1.jpg | 2009-04-21T15:32:56Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

looking down the ridge and over the a470 to garth hill

00008ac3.jpg | 2009-04-21T15:36:14Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
290

0000937d | 2009-04-21T15:50:00Z | wind > direction (deg) | -mt4-
16

0000937e | 2009-04-21T15:50:00Z | wind > speed (km/h) | -mt4-
gran and gramps' place, cardiff

time unknown

00008b6e | 2009-04-21T16:00:00Z | location | -mt4-
one of the main reasons for my outdoor expeditions has been my desire to hear quiet radio conditions again; however, today taught me that i would need some closed headphones to do that; the poor quality of the ic-706 speaker and the noise from wind and road traffic are as disruptive as anything at home

another thing i noticed today was that an antenna approaching the desired length (i forget whether a quarter or half a wavelength) would increase the reception in the radio, despite being disconnected from it; i've noticed couplings before, but i wasn't expecting one in this scenario

00008b6d | 2009-04-21T18:10:00Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
30m

00008b6f | 2009-04-21T19:20:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-
3

00008b70 | 2009-04-21T19:20:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > radial > count | -mt4-
zigzag, mostly north to south

00008b71 | 2009-04-21T19:20:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > type | -mt4-
parallel atu; 17 turns of inductor

00008b75 | 2009-04-21T19:20:01Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
on

00008b72 | 2009-04-21T19:20:02Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
5.258543 (5.2585)

00008b73 | 2009-04-21T19:20:04Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
de g8ojq

00008b74 | 2009-04-21T19:23:45Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
de ?

00008b76 | 2009-04-21T19:24:00Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
g4kej rst 55

00008b77 | 2009-04-21T19:27:00Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
? rst 57

00008b78 | 2009-04-21T19:27:30Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
de g6ckr

00008b79 | 2009-04-21T19:28:25Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
5.505021 (5.504976)

00008b7a | 2009-04-21T19:31:30Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
shannon volmet loud

00008b7b | 2009-04-21T19:31:32Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.450040 (5.449996)

00008b7c | 2009-04-21T19:31:34Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
raf volmet poor

00008b7d | 2009-04-21T19:31:36Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.258543 (5.2585)

00008b7e | 2009-04-21T19:33:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
de g0mrk(?)

00008b7f | 2009-04-21T19:33:02Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
de ?; raynet hf net

00008b80 | 2009-04-21T19:36:25Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
qrt to save battery, in case toby becomes available

00008b81 | 2009-04-21T19:38:40Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
off

00008b82 | 2009-04-21T19:38:42Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
Still about?

sms from toby, some time after i had alerted him to good 60m conditions

00008b3d | 2009-04-21T20:06:47Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
on

00008b83 | 2009-04-21T20:08:00Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
5.371544 (5.3715)

00008b84 | 2009-04-21T20:08:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
5.45040 (5.450356)

00008b85 | 2009-04-21T20:08:04Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
raf volmet strong

00008b86 | 2009-04-21T20:08:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.371544 (5.3715)

00008b87 | 2009-04-21T20:08:08Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
gw0vbc/p de mm0tss; strong local qrm; can't make out your words

00008b88 | 2009-04-21T20:10:40Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-
rst 59 (by ear, because antenna is deaf)

00008b89 | 2009-04-21T20:10:42Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
no qrm to speak of; some static crashes

00008b8a | 2009-04-21T20:15:30Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
5.332 (5.331957)

00008b8b | 2009-04-21T20:25:20Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
directed to this frequency by toby; jammer; funky shape to noise

00008b8c | 2009-04-21T20:25:22Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
off

00008b8d | 2009-04-21T20:26:20Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
Call me on 53715

sms from toby

00008b3e | 2009-04-21T20:42:04Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
on

00008b8e | 2009-04-21T20:42:30Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
5.371544 (5.3715)

00008b92 | 2009-04-21T20:42:31Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-
cq mm0tss

00008b8f | 2009-04-21T20:42:32Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
cq mm0tss

00008b90 | 2009-04-21T20:44:00Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-
off

00008b91 | 2009-04-21T20:47:50Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-
top car park, wenallt, cardiff

time unknown

00008b93 | 2009-04-22T13:00:00Z | location | -mt4-

rugged bark

00008ac5.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:13:40Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor and brenda descend the bottom path

00008ac7.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:19:20Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trees and bluebells

00008ac9.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:19:52Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

bluebells and trees

00008acb.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:26:32Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trees, bluebells and a dragon-headed beam

00008acd.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:29:14Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

red man points the way across a different path

00008acf.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:32:38Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

fungus-covered base of broken tree says `raaahhh' in a monster stylee

00008ad1.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:38:06Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

dry water channel

00008ad3.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:44:46Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

brenda and trevor take the upward path

00008ad5.jpg | 2009-04-22T13:54:00Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor the photographer

00008ad7.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:07:00Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

brenda the model

00008ad9.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:07:10Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor and brenda pose for a photograph

00008adb.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:09:38Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
we were helpless with laughter when we looked through this series later

00008adf | 2009-04-22T14:10:14Z | -no-label- | -mt4-

trevor and brenda off-guard

00008add.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:10:16Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor attempts to arrest the tigris and the euphrates with an old tissue

00008ae0.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:10:24Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor raises a smile at brenda

00008ae2.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:10:30Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor yawns while brenda speaks

00008ae4.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:10:58Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor looks weary while brenda looks downward

00008ae6.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:11:08Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

after looking up at the trees, brenda looks over to us

00008ae8.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:13:08Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

apple blossom

00008aea.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:22:56Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

trevor the tortured poet; brenda the birdspotter

00008aec.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:26:40Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

mossy tree

00008aee.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:51:26Z | -no-label- | -mt1-

small, bare tree through trees with creepers on them

00008af0.jpg | 2009-04-22T14:56:32Z | -no-label- | -mt1-
gran and gramps' place, cardiff

time unknown

00008b94 | 2009-04-22T15:20:00Z | location | -mt4-
you might think i'm crazy, you might think i'm crackers,
but i wish that your knickers were next to my knackers

having delivered gran to embroidery class, we returned and killed some time before the trip to the station; i sat at the dining table and asked gramps to confirm the wording of his valentine's card greeting

00008b95 | 2009-04-23T09:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
cardiff central station

time unknown

00008b97 | 2009-04-23T10:18:00Z | location | -mt4-
the 3 watts i assume i've been using is 320 low power; i thought of that when that 320 guy and his website occurred to me at the basin this morning

00008b96 | 2009-04-23T10:28:30Z | radio > comment | -mt4-
by the way, i followed some terrific totty up the stairs to the platform and onto the train; petite; jeans tight as you like; a dusky complexion and big brown eyes that looked right into me as i passed her table by the entrance

00008b98 | 2009-04-23T10:29:30Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
summit beyond hill, several minutes past abergavenny, on the sunny side of the train (my side, facing backward)

00008b99 | 2009-04-23T11:11:30Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
hereford; `in the loop' opens in cinemas april 17; looks well-reviewed

00008b9a | 2009-04-23T11:28:20Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
yesterday, gramps played a paul gonsalves `over the rainbow', shakatak and dave in the `white heat' swing orchestra performing live at university of new hampshire 1984-12; `real time copy from digital master'; it just occurred to me that my player can decode its dolby b format; perhaps i could convert it

00008b9b | 2009-04-23T11:32:40Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
`live' announcement at ludlow; man; pleasant

00008b9c | 2009-04-23T11:47:15Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
ludlow racecourse sprayed by track-wide watering thing

00008b9d | 2009-04-23T11:51:40Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
good view of wenlock edge, hazy under the high sun

00008b9e | 2009-04-23T12:08:20Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
the streams through the fields have been pretty today

00008b9f | 2009-04-23T12:09:50Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
wolverhampton station

00008ba3 | 2009-04-23T13:08:00Z | location | -mt4-
it's only now that i've walked past an o'neills noisy with flag-waving thuggery that i've remembered it's saint g's day; sigh; x

sms to pa; time unknown

00008ba2 | 2009-04-23T13:15:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
awful band practice through high window of saint michael's school, at kitchens end; reminds me of my time in the rhydypenau primary school band

00008ba0 | 2009-04-23T13:49:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
my bedroom, wolverhampton

00008ba4 | 2009-04-23T14:00:00Z | location | -mt4-
it's smelly in this house; and the shower room light was on; it does not feel good to be back; there was a lot of ugliness in town and this house is gloomy under the tall trees; it is not the first time my return has felt this way, but it is the first time i would prefer to be still in cardiff

00008ba1 | 2009-04-23T14:00:02Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
camera clock 30 seconds slow

00008ba5 | 2009-04-23T14:54:30Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
a kiss in a distant dream; a modern-day sophie?

00008ba6 | 2009-04-25T06:33:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
another bloody dream; at the end of this one, men in yellow tunics were being massacred on a small battlefield; perhaps michael gambon was one; i'm not sure of the era or the country; anyway, it was only a movie review; some ponce was doing a voice-over, suggesting that the film didn't quite make it; and he mentioned the name of the film, but i don't remember that

00008ba7 | 2009-04-26T06:00:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
blue tit on apple blossom; a cool morning, but the sun is strong

00008ba8 | 2009-04-26T07:02:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
i haven't included this in my new kite antenna page or anything else, so here it is; when i had measured 125 metres of kite flying line and was bending it double, i noticed that the line was frayed in two places, about a metre apart; fortunately, they were near an end, so i only lost 7.8 metres; that makes 117.2 metres total; 58.6 metres when looped

00008ba9 | 2009-04-26T11:14:35Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
dream; a bittern and a kestrel chasing a song thrush around the garden; first on one side of the trellis; then the other; eventually, i pass through the gate onto the rear side and discover that the bittern is swallowing the thrush; i pick up a shovel and make to strike the bittern; but then i decide not to;

and that's it; i think i have the identities of the birds correct

00008baa | 2009-04-27T05:15:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
another dream; the class of however many is crammed in to the door corner of smoothie's room; bags piled on the table; smoothie is near the middle window, facing us; i have the door to my left and the only other person to my right is richard orledge; there is a dining knife on the table in front of me; smoothie praises me for pointing out its flaws; perhaps it is stained, with its cutting edge facing right; richard nervously asks me something, but i can't make out his words, and i impatiently ask him to repeat himself

00008bab | 2009-04-27T06:50:00Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
just watched `the host' (2006) with ma and pa; it wasn't ma's thing, but she laughed once or twice; anyway, it was cool

00008bac | 2009-04-27T20:48:03Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
Pimlico Plumbers van Reg number BOG 1 x

sms from pa

00008bae | 2009-04-28T10:02:40Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
it's typical; we get a bit of good weather; i start wearing fewer clothes; the weather turns colder again; i get the sniffles

00008bad | 2009-04-28T11:36:30Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
i've often said that ma should be invited to the `fan scene' studio for rugby matches on the bbc, so that she can share her continual criticism of the `ping-pong' kicking with a wider audience; yesterday, i thought of another role for her; while i was in the kitchen, she was in the next room, watching an mp twisting another mp's words in the house of commons; she gave her opinion thus; `oh, fuck off!'; lol; so i think she should be the voice-over lady for that channel

00008baf | 2009-04-28T14:30:26Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
since i seem more likely to acquire a subnotebook than a dedicated recorder, here is a dump of notes i made about the marantz pmd620 and the olympus ls-10;

marantz pmd620;
pros; track marking; config presets;
cons; noisy buttons; frequency response 20-20000hz;
mono

marantz recommends lexar and sandisk cards, though sandisk compatibility with other devices seems dubious; 8gb for 15 hours mono;

olympus ls-10;
pros; longer battery life; fast usb; good mic gain knob; frequency response 20-44000hz;
cons; low frequency rolloff on mic?
2 gigs built in; no mono;

kingston 16gb class 4, i think, for 15 hours 48khz/24bit

00008bb0 | 2009-04-29T12:54:06Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
a sailor about to arrive in his home port sends the following telegram to his wife; `in today; home tonight; lots of love, rodney';

his delighted wife receives the following mangled telegram; `home today; in tonight; lots of rod, lovely'

since i had reproduced gramps' valentine's day card message, i thought i might as well get this one in too; one of his favourites; i like it too

00008bb1 | 2009-04-30T17:58:12Z | -no-label- | -mt4-
contents
mati 97, g0vbc, my bedroom, wolverhampton, still photograph