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Call Sign : 26-CT-3595 Posts : 5 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-25 QTH or Location : Canterbury Equipment Used : President Madison & Sirio 827
Subject: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 3:04 pm
Hello, thank you very much for letting me join your forum My name is Melvyn and Im from Canterbury kent, When CB was first happening in the early 80’s in the UK I was seriously into it, I was probably only about 12 or so then but absolutely loved it, when my parents moved it got packed away and forgotten about, every so often I would come across it and plug it in throughout the years with an old dv27 Ariel on an aluminium ground plane in my bedroom (as my parents moved a lot) but no one much seemed to be on! Fast forward a couple or so decades and Kate and I were putting the Christmas decorations away and I spotted an old box with cb’s written on it, I dusted it off and plugged them back in and have been on it ever since, there’s a lot more people on here now, we copied 5 people from Northern Ireland one after the other the other night on the UK 40 reaching them at 60+ dB which absolutely amazed me and another from Germany which I couldn’t believe, So now I’m back and loving every minute of it!!!!! Please could I have a Charlie tango call sign as I can’t wait to see if I can get further afield when the skips rolling in Thank you very much, Melvyn
StevieG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3239 , Jolly Roger 272, 26-TG-987 , 26-RB-060 , 26-CO-3239 Posts : 2522 Times Thanked : 120 Join date : 2019-09-30 QTH or Location : SW London Equipment Used : Icom IC 7610, Stryker sr955hpc, Colt Excalibur SSB, President GrantII JacksonII McKinley EU, CRTSS6900N,CRTSS9900, KPO DX5000 Plus, Cobra 148 GTL-DX MK2, Cobra 2000 GTL, Zetagi B550p, Bremi BRL200, RM KL200P, KL203P, KL703, Sirio 4000, Sirio 3000 Bull, Stryker SR-A10, Antron99 Fire up , Hawkins Thunderbolt SSD58+ , Sirio 827, Heil pro micro headset, KPO NM532-KPO NM452- Astatic 575M6 Astatic D104 Silver Eagle, Delta M2 , UR6QW 8 Band eq, Uniden and AOR scanner Age : 62
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 3:27 pm
Hi Melvyn, welcome to the CTDX group 73s Steve.
Templar Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3550 Ham:- M7DEW Posts : 90 Times Thanked : 3 Join date : 2019-08-14 QTH or Location : Huddersfield West Yorkshire. UK Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-450D. CRT SS 6900n. CRT Micron Age : 64
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 3:55 pm
Hi Melvyn Welcome back to CB DXing and to the group. It's great isn't it when someone gets back to you when you least expect it. Nice intro. Cheers Stay safe 73's Dale 26-CT-3550
Melvyn New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3595 Posts : 5 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-25 QTH or Location : Canterbury Equipment Used : President Madison & Sirio 827
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 7:09 pm
Thanks very much Steve, I’m pleased to be part of such an awesome forum 73’s Melvyn
Melvyn New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3595 Posts : 5 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-25 QTH or Location : Canterbury Equipment Used : President Madison & Sirio 827
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 7:16 pm
Hi Dale, Thank you, yes it’s great to be back on the air again after all this time I’ve got my girlfriend seriously into it as well, she got her call sign before me ( ct-3591) All the best 73’s Melvyn
GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 4196 Times Thanked : 353 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 8:31 pm
Hello Melvyn, welcome to the forum.
I am delighted to allocate you 26-CT-3595 may you have good luck with it.
73's Gary.
C.T. Admin.
John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4141 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Mon May 25, 2020 10:15 pm
Hello and welcome, Melvyn.
Nice intro.
73s John.
Melvyn New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3595 Posts : 5 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-25 QTH or Location : Canterbury Equipment Used : President Madison & Sirio 827
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Tue May 26, 2020 8:57 am
Gary that’s most kind of you, thank you very much I can’t wait to get dx’ing now I’ve got my Sirio 827 up high!!! All the best 73’s Melvyn
Melvyn New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3595 Posts : 5 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-25 QTH or Location : Canterbury Equipment Used : President Madison & Sirio 827
Subject: Re: Introduction to the forum (Issued) Tue May 26, 2020 8:59 am
Hello John, thanks very much, it’s nice to be made so welcome! All the best 73’s Melvyn
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