11m conditions

Yep very true John ,us Southerners dont like cold we are warm weather people lol,but thing is go further south towards Kent and the get snow really bad sometimes so does parts of Essex but saying that  parts of Kent and Essex arnt that far from each other.

Kent and Essex look like they have had it fairly bad this time, Martin.

Any good conditions today, chaps?

I had a good day yesterday.
Sat in the lounge with the heating full up far to cold out in the shack even with my little heater on.

John123 wrote:

Kent and Essex look like they have had it fairly bad this time, Martin.

Like I said mate they always do, perhaps its because they are both very near to the Thames Estuary and perhaps it brings in the cold ,it strange that we in London dont get it as bad concerning the likes of Southend in Essex is only 30 mile away , the only reason I think is that London is in what they call the Thames Valley and perhaps we are protected being in a so called valley ,I dont actually know it's just a wild theory LOL

@Alan I did the same couldn't be bothered to out to a cold radio shack

Absolutely freezing here, today. It was -8c when I got in the car to go to work this morning. The front doors locks were frozen and would not unlock. I managed to get one of the rear doors open and climbed into the drivers seat from the back. Not easy with bucket seats, there was some very fruity language through out.

Same here its minus 7 outside, just had to take the spiderpole down from the garden, a small bit of moisture in each joint and it had frozen solid. Had to  pour warm water on each joint in turn.  Only heard one thing all night 26 DB 1967 calling in the mid band. Not sure where in the UK he was, only heard the one call then quiet on T5 and right through the mids.

Bloody ell John , I can remember when we have had cold winters in London a few years back standing there pouring hot water over car door locks to free them off pain in the ar5e  , 

Seriously John my old dad when he was alive use to be a long distance lorry driver his run was London to the North of Scotland so I never use to see him that often when I was a kid but anyway , sometimes instead of going to school I used to go with him and I remember once we was in Scotland and  it was so cold when came out of the lorry drivers digs where we slept the night at 4am in the morning the locks on his old Foden lorry where frozen solid  me being a little kid had climb up and pee on the locks to try free them lol cos we couldn't get any hot water anywhere and he made me wash the door down once we got some hot water lol

-27 for me this morning,  normal Finnish  Winter,  radio in the car is working  well, Grant 2, powers up ok after all night out in the car.
PUDASJÄRVI NORTH FINLAND.

-27 Glen   bloody ell,  and theres us in the UK moaning about -4

That's what you call a 'wee bit nippy'!

Still remember the walk in cryo-freezer we had at a firm I worked for.... -40'C!!
Despite gearing up, going from a 21'C lab to -40'C came as quite the shock!


Nothing on the CB frequencies today my way. Not even the elusive Hygain V peweet

Its getting desperate now on radio it's so quiet me and a couple of mates are even WhatsApp ing each to see if any of are use the radios ,which is pointless we may as well stay in the warm and carry on using WhatsApp LOL

Been quieter locally so far this week for me, but I've had to undertake some decorating so the radio's not been on as much. Just tuned in and had a quick 'hello' on EU 15USB with a guy maybe 10 km away. So there is life out here.

And it's cold too, but not Finnish cold! We're only down to -8C to -12C, and went for a walk this afternoon at -4C in the snow. Roads are all perfectly cleared!!!!

glenn dog wrote:

-27 for me this morning,  normal Finnish  Winter,  radio in the car is working  well, Grant 2, powers up ok after all night out in the car.
PUDASJÄRVI NORTH FINLAND.

I don't know how you cope, Glenn? It was only -8c here again this morning. Far too cold for me.

Anyone hearing anything interesting?

-25 here today, but sun is shining, and this has been a very mild winter this year so far, no -30 to -40 degree temps... I stress, SO FAR!

I don't know how you cope with it, Jeff. I am fed up with the winter and although the temps have been below zero all week here, it has only got down to -9c and that was far too cold for me. Lol.

Ah, but it is not damp here...  it is cold, but it is dry. So never feels as bad.

That is interesting, Jeff. There has been a lot of damp, it has been a nightmare trying to get the front door open and getting into the motor.

Skips up makes a change

Few distant stations on 27.555, mids has Germany floating  around  to me here in Finland.

Some skip coming through,34RC213 station (fuertaventura Canary Islands)loud and clear but no contact made I’m afraid

Germany local cb radio came over on Fm to Finland today,  no contact made.

I heard San Paulo and Rio de Janeiro coming through to many stations calling for them.

Afternoon all

Anybody hearing more than just faint voices on T5?