Direction Finding Stories

The Stories listed below give much more of the flavour of Top Band Direction Finding than you would have got from the heavily edited RSGB reports from letter years, but as you can see DFing is fun (of a sort - generally sadomasochistic). Not all events are as memorable as these anecdotes but the fun is in the taking part, AND recovering in the pub afterwards, swapping experiences on how well or badly you have done. However, after a couple of pints you generally recover quite well....

These stories have been put together by Chris Plummer G8APB from his lengthy memory and with some badgering Dave Bolton and Colin Boyce, and is being added to every week, so come back and read another episode next week. Anyone with thoughts or stories that should be recorded please send them as a Word document in .doc or .htm format to Chris QTHR or Email as below. The only stories currently available are the ones where links work, (obviously). If you have any comments, enjoy the stories of sado-masochism, or want to take part in a DF event, please email Chris at plummerc42@hotmail.com

This page was last updated on Saturday 6th. November 1999.

  Title (click on title to read story) Author

1

The Heaviest Aerial in the World Chris Plummer

2

Canal, Tunnels and the Brick Works Chris Plummer

3

Spiders Web in Wrexham Forest Chris Plummer

4

The Dairy by the Dee Chris Plummer

5a

The 3 Element Beam in the Brambles Chris Plummer

5b

English 'Mangrove' Swamp Chris Plummer

6

Sausages Chris Plummer

7

Halloween Events Chris Plummer

8

The Tidal Swamp Chris Plummer

9

Lovers Lanes Colin Boyce

10

Badger Run Chris Plummer

11

Other Motorway Tunnels Chris Plummer

12

The Treble after THE Storm Chris Plummer

13
A
B

Good Samaritans
Facial Repairs

Cars in Ditches

Chris Plummer
Chris Plummer

14

Up Along the River Bank Chris Plummer

15

Wet ones DRY and WET days DFing
Wet Denim
 
Chris Plummer

16

Trevor's Bolt Chris Plummer

17

Spirals in the Beeches Chris Plummer

18

Thin Ice  Anon.

19
A
B
C

Tunnels with Everything ----
Rugby Manhole
Tank Traps
Canvas Camouflage
 
Chris Plummer
Chris Plummer

20

The Icarus Event Chris Plummer

21

Sewing Underneath the Arches Chris Plummer

22
A
B

Can You Give Us a Lift Back to the Car?
Georges Run
Brians Innovation
 
Chris Plummer
Chris Plummer

23

The FT101 Fame .... Chris Plummer

24

Bug in the TX's ? Chris Plummer

25
A
B
C

Monstrous Insects
Wythenshaw Park
Aldermaston Soak
Slade Bees

Chris Plummer
Chris Plummer 

26

Circular Aerials (Magnetic loops?) Dave Bolton

27

Pylons and Things Dave Bolton

28

BIG H Antenna Dave Bolton

29

Rubber Rulers Chris Plummer

30

"Oh Look, He's Fallen in the Water"
FROGS
Chris Plummer

31

Swimming and Drying the Form Chris Plummer

32

Landing Lights Chris Plummer

33

Cock & Bull story Chris Plummer

34

North in the TEST Chris Plummer

35

Giant Haystacks Chris Plummer

36

Come as you are Dave Bolton
  YET MORE TO COME.....>>>>  
37 Quarries  
38 Railways (disused !!!)  
39 Canals and more canals  
40 'Small' Bramble bushes  
41 Zoo's and large cats  
42 Whippets  
43 Decoys  
44 Up in the pine trees  
45 Battle fields (ancient)  
46 English Nature !!!  
47 SSI's  
48 Submarine hides  
49 Hoaxes  
50 Night Sights & the Antidote  
51 Chequers  
52 Foxholes  
53 Tunnel & tape recorders  
  .......