In the Navy

Used to work for a shop in Shudehill, Manchester, where they sold de-commissioned 19 sets for a fiver. Very cutting-edge they looked at the time, too. Radio hams used to buy them.

Hey Brum, that would be it. I have a photo of me working one some where in 63 in Wainwright. Now If I can just figure out how to down load it.

52 set

Oh lordie.... That be it. Complete with rolled up canvas dust cover. It used to impress the gunner types no end that we knew how to operate one of those.

Cheers, Gordie !

That's the beast (looking remarkably clean, I might add, where the hell do you blokes find this stuff ?). I can feel the wind in my face just looking at it ! When you went to "send" the truck used to roll forward.

I'm looking forward to seeing the Hardrations photo.

Not the best photo, but you can see the 52 set and make out a 42 set to the left. At the time I'm talking on the 42 set.

Click on the thumbnail it'll pop up.

I was/is a radio ham but they prefer to be called amateur radio enthusiasts. Mainly played with Morse because any soft git can talk into a microphone! Got a bit boring having Russians contacting you all the time just to get a card from you, so gave it up.

To be honest, still miss the thrill of getting a rare or extremely distant contact through the QRM/QRN using my vertical made from copper pipe and other bits of scrap.

Strange thing was that I hated Morse in the army yet loved it as an amateur. I suppose it was because of procedures and always being on your toes in case you cocked up? Ahem, plus I was rubbish at it!

Thread deviation alert!

Shelldrake wrote:

When I served on Honest John we had one Parka between six of us!"



Oh, and a Blue Flame heater in the Cab for the Driver and the No 1.

The last Honest John launcher left in the Cdn. Army. RCA Museum, CFB Shilo Manitoba. If I remember correctly it was AB launcher 2 SSM (Trg) Bty RCA. As you can see it's in a bit of sad shape but was to be brought back up to par. I watched rockets fired from it and AA launcher in the early 60's.

Hardrations wrote:

Not the best photo, but you can see the 52 set and make out a 42 set to the left. At the time I'm talking on the 42 set.

Click on the thumbnail it'll pop up.

"So", I thought,"we're going to see what Hardrations looks like at last".
What do we get ? A can of Carnation milk !

Quote :

where the hell do you blokes find this stuff ?).

That set is in the R. Sigs museum at Blandford.

Hardrations wrote:

Shelldrake wrote:

When I served on Honest John we had one Parka between six of us!"



Oh, and a Blue Flame heater in the Cab for the Driver and the No 1.

The last Honest John launcher left in the Cdn. Army. RCA Museum, CFB Shilo Manitoba. If I remember correctly it was AB launcher 2 SSM (Trg) Bty RCA. As you can see it's in a bit of sad shape but was to be brought back up to par. I watched rockets fired from it and AA launcher in the early 60's.

It would'nt get very far with THAT flat tyre mate !

brum wrote:

Hardrations wrote:

Not the best photo, but you can see the 52 set and make out a 42 set to the left. At the time I'm talking on the 42 set.

Click on the thumbnail it'll pop up.

"So", I thought,"we're going to see what Hardrations looks like at last".
What do we get ? A can of Carnation milk !

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This satisfy your curiosty? Last May in Dornie for a wedding.

[quote="brumIt would'nt get very far with THAT flat tyre mate ![/quote]

Did you notice the railway tye supporting the launcher rail?

brum wrote:

Hardrations wrote:

Shelldrake wrote:

When I served on Honest John we had one Parka between six of us!"



Oh, and a Blue Flame heater in the Cab for the Driver and the No 1.

The last Honest John launcher left in the Cdn. Army. RCA Museum, CFB Shilo Manitoba. If I remember correctly it was AB launcher 2 SSM (Trg) Bty RCA. As you can see it's in a bit of sad shape but was to be brought back up to par. I watched rockets fired from it and AA launcher in the early 60's.

It would'nt get very far with THAT flat tyre mate !

Gordon Bennett - I nearly had a Heart attack when that popped up!!

Hardrations. Fine picture. What is the tartan? I have a wee bit of Scottish blood in my veins, by the way. My grandmother hailed from Inverness.

["So", I thought,"we're going to see what Hardrations looks like at last".
What do we get ? A can of Carnation milk ![/quote]

e

This satisfy your curiosty? Last May in Dornie for a wedding.[/quote]

Ah there you are ! Most impressive, if I may say so.

I wish I had the legs for a kilt. Mine look like two bits of knotted string.

Hardrations wrote:

[quote="brumIt would'nt get very far with THAT flat tyre mate !

Did you notice the railway tye supporting the launcher rail?[/quote]

Well yes ,but I thought that was moved back or forward to apply the elevation !

Talking about what we look like, if you go to the Dortmund page - Ubique Barracks - last photograph - 51 Msl Bty - front row - second from right! You'll need a magnifying glass.

brum wrote:

Hardrations wrote:

[quote="brumIt would'nt get very far with THAT flat tyre mate !

Did you notice the railway tye supporting the launcher rail?

Well yes ,but I thought that was moved back or forward to apply the elevation ![/quote]





If you look veeeeerrry carefully you will also see, just above and to the rear of the tyre, the blue "Touch" paper.

Dolmetscher wrote:

Hardrations. Fine picture. What is the tartan? I have a wee bit of Scottish blood in my veins, by the way. My grandmother hailed from Inverness.

T'iss the Campbell tartan. And no I don't need the old Campbells versus the McDonalds remarks. They lost, we won now get over it.

Hardrations wrote:

Dolmetscher wrote:

Hardrations. Fine picture. What is the tartan? I have a wee bit of Scottish blood in my veins, by the way. My grandmother hailed from Inverness.

T'iss the Campbell tartan. And no I don't need the old Campbells versus the McDonalds remarks. They lost, we won now get over it.

Oh dear, it's actually Macdonald - how do I know that?

Shelldrake wrote:

Hardrations wrote:

Dolmetscher wrote:

Hardrations. Fine picture. What is the tartan? I have a wee bit of Scottish blood in my veins, by the way. My grandmother hailed from Inverness.

T'iss the Campbell tartan. And no I don't need the old Campbells versus the McDonalds remarks. They lost, we won now get over it.

Oh dear, it's actually Macdonald - how do I know that?

Whoops, my apologies.

That's alright mate - unless of course if you were there?

My Gran was a Mackintosh, Hardrations, born in Nairn.

A fine figure of a man .... but why is he wearing a skirt ...

Len (Ciphers)