A question for the engineers. Why have cranks outside of the wheels and a driving gear inside?

3/3 This plug had started to melt. A poor connection between two of the blades in the plug created high resistance and, of course, heat. Lots of heat. I doubt the engine was running for longer than 15 or 20 seconds. Always double check your work before turning anything on...

We are blessed in south east Wales with Alpine-type slopes to wile away our leisure time. This is my Google Timeline for June 🤣🤣🤣

What a fine looking fellow. I see he smoked a pipe. So did my Grandad, and I do too, because when I was 20 I wanted to be just like my Grandad and smoke a pipe, so I gave up cigarettes and took to the pipe. Your Nan looks exactly like a Nanna should ❤️

I'm not sure what's happening in Newport, but Royal Berkshire is very sunny. I'm sat in the passenger seat btw, my trainee has the job of getting us to London safely this morning 👍🙂

It was a heap of fun as always, but the alarm has gone off for another week at work. Happy memories of VHF NFD and another weekend on top of a hill :-)

Well 4m isn't exactly buzzing with activity this morning 🤣🤣🤣

Why yes, that is a Canadian station I just worked long-path on 6M from just south of Bristol. Beam pointing east 👍😁

The Phantom looking the part earlier today when we were /P The Phantom is one of the last of the "proper" Transits, a Mk.7. She's converted in the back to be a /P shack. Quite often, she, and my HF shenanigans in her, are what get me out of the door when I'm not working.

And the second SES marking the end of BBC long wave transmissions is in the bag 👍😁

So finally managed to get MW6HED in the log!!

I've bought the FT-991A out for some /P fun this afternoon and 40m is bouncing 👍🙂

Insomnia (or is it work-induced stress?) can do one. I'm having a play with this, still undecided as to whether to move it on or not. Great FM rig, but it doesn't really do what I want it to...

I've only gone and worked my first Saudi Arabian station on 15m!! Many thanks #HZ1TT 😁😁😁

Trying to work an American station on 17m. He's 59+ with me, but he can't hear me calling him ggrrrrr

40m not so good today

Being back on the road for the day does have *some* advantages #RaglanCastle #CADW

I hope I will not be stealing his thunder when he gets home, but my fine chum @sakura-densha.bsky.social and all-round top "chap" has only gone and got "best layout" for his Japanese-themed "Tsuru No Michi" at the Model Rail Crewe exhibition!! I am beyond thrilled for him, and proud as punch!!

One of the benefits of staying in the office late to run next week's work is that I get to control the music instead of the young people

I'm in work and have just finished a late lunch

Thanks to whoever took their vehicle for a drive down the side of The Phantom, smashing the glass in the sliding door in the process. I really am struggling with this world at the moment

Paging @g7kna.co.uk with thanks to @sakura-densha.bsky.social 👍😀🤣

Lols, I love it!! I have this on the back door. And yes, I know she needs a wash!!

I'm out /P in The Phantom for the first time in at least 8 months. The bands are in poor shape but the weather is good 👍😊

Airfields On The Air today, with my club @sbarc.co.uk at the former RAF Westonzoyland in Somerset. And without realising it, we ended up on this frequency. @rafluton.bsky.social to note. Photo taken from a Meteor, just for a change.

Thanks, definitely RDF rather than radar. And here's the proof my boys were part of the trials 👍😁☠️☠️☠️

Final day of three at #TheNationalArchives today. So far days one and two have been about WW1 and our time in Independent Force. Today we move post war, to the 1920s and investigations into a possible link with the development of radar in the late 1920s.

Me, when someone mentions gin