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Icom IC A3E “jammed” by Zulu Broadcast

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:34 pm
by John Young
Took off this morning expecting a lekker flight and at 50’ agl radio starts receiving the local Zulu Broadcast Station. Thought that a prankster had jammed the frequency. :twisted: :twisted:

Landed at Myrtle’s to wait for the prankster to get tired. 10 minutes later took-off – same thing – 50’ agl and the Zulu Broadcast Station is back. :twisted: :twisted:

Landed back at Light Flight – changed to my Icom A4 – all sorted – went for a lekker 1 hour jollie with 3 other trikes. :lol: :lol:

Phoned ZULU1 – he will sort me out this week. :idea:

Anybody else experienced this before? Must be one of the heterodyne inverter stages gone which took me from RX 124.8 to approx. RX 97.0 :roll: :roll:

Regards
John ZU-CIB

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:15 pm
by ICEMAN
heterodyne inverter stages gone which took me from RX 124.8 to approx. RX 97.0
Did you check your back seat; could just be "there`s a zulu on your trike" ............... seriaaaas..... :roll:

ZULU1 collected yesterday

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:57 am
by John Young
ZULU1 collected yesterday - should be as good as new by Friday.

He admitted that he had never heard of the fault as described.

Regards
John ZU-CIB

PS: ZULU1 - don't forget those 2 emails - thanks.

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:22 am
by DieselFan
It unfortunately a common thing with coastal trikers esp in Natal, they hear Zulu's in their heads the moment they get excited - like flying 8). It's all the past spirits...Ofcourse Paul will deny hearing of any such fault have you checked out his Pseudonym... :roll: :wink:

In Gauteng of course we hear Boeings, hooters and gunfire, with mental squelch all the way down it becomes the sound of our Rotaxes working to satisfy. I hear in other southern countries they hear sheep but they don't turn down the mental squelch...