IT WAS ON A FOGGY WET AND DISMAL FIELD DAY
IT WAS A FOGGY WET AND DISMAL DAY
WE HEADED NORTH, NO OTHER WAY
THROUGH THE FOG AND WIND AND RAIN UNTIL
UP TO THE BRITISH ON TOP OF THE HILL
DETERMINED TO GET THERE WHAT EVER THE COST
ALTHOUGH SOME OF US PLONKERS DID GET LOST
BUT EVENTUALLY GOT UP THE BEATEN TRACK
THE ONLY THING NOW, TO FIND OUR WAY BACK
TO DO OUR BEST IN TERIBLE WEATHER
BUT WITH TEAM WORK , IT ALL CAME TOGETHER
TO SET UP THE STATION AND CONTACT THE WORLD
WHILE POOR PETER BENNETT HIS FLAGS NOT UNFURLED
THROUGH ALL THE FOG… OR CALL IT A MIST
WE COULD NOT AFFORD THE SLIGHT OF WRIST
OR DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WE WOULD GO
AND AT THE BOTTOM WHO WOULD KNOW?
THE TENT ERECTORS KEN, PETER AND JOHN
THROUGH WIND AND RAIN STILL BATTLED ON
ALL SAYING THE SAME THE SHOW MUST NOT STOP
AS THE FOG GREW THICKER NOT WANTING A FLOP
THEN CAME A BEEP A CAR HORN SOUND
MW0RPB THE SITE HAS NOW FOUND
HIS CAR AND TRAILER WAS A GREAT BIG HIT
BUT HIS NICE CLEAN CAR WAS NOW COVERED IN MUCK
WE SET UP ANTENNAS FOR THE HF BAND
2 MTR AND 70 ALL IN HAND
MOUNTED 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND
WITH GUY ROPES AND WIRE TO HOLD IT ALL DOWN
PETES 857 HAD A CRACKLING SOUND
AN UNDERLYING FAULT YET TO BE FOUND
A COMMON FAULT OR SO THEY SAY
BUT TO GET IT FIXED HE MUST SEND IT AWAY
NOW SAVING PENNIES TO COVER COST
WITHOUT THIS RIG HE‘S RATHER LOST
NOW AT THE TOP WITH OTHERS IN THIS STORY
WAS THE SAUSAGE AND BURGER MECHANIC IN ALL HIS GLORY
WE CAME FROM FAR AND SOME FROME NEAR
TO ATTENED THE HOBBY WE LOVE SO DEAR
UP WENT THE MASTS AND THE ANTENNA’S
ALL HARD WORK FROM ALL US FELLERS
THE FOG LAY GRUESOME ALL AROUND
THEN WE HEARD THE AWESOME SOUND
GOT ZL ON OUR LAST CALL
NOW THAT’S THE CALL TO BEAT THEM ALL
2W0ZAE PETER JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH GLEE
SAID I NEED A LOGGER NOW YOU SEE
THEY’RE COMING IN THICK AND FAST
AND I JUST DON’T KNOW HOW LONG THE PROPAGATION WILL LAST
THE RAIN WAS POURING ALL AROUND
THE FOG NOW TOUCHING DOWN TO GROUND
BUT DID NOT FORSAKE THAT HOPEFUL SOUND
CQ. . DX. THE WORDS WE FOUND
THEN IN COMES AUSTRALIA WITH THE REST
THEN ZAE SAID IM SOAKED RIGHT THROUGH TO MY VEST
BUT WILL DX SOME MORE BEFORE HAVING A REST
AND HE STILL GOT NO LOGGER OH WHAT A PEST
JOHN GW0OAJ GENERATOR RUNNING WELL
DECIDED TO REST AND HAVE A SPELL
PROVIDING ELECTRICITY FOR THE TENT AND WHATEVER
WORKING GOOD ALTHOUGH BAD WEATHER.
20 METRES COVERED HARD AND FAST
DIPOLE ANTENNA BUILT TO LAST
TWO FISHING POLES AND GUY ROPES TOO
SPANNED ACROSS THE FOG AND DEW
9 METRE POLE STRAPPED TO A TRAILER
THIS SET UP WILL NEVER FAIL YER
LONG COUNTER POISE THEN DOWN TO GROUND
HELPS YOU PICK UP EVERY SOUND
THE EXPEDITION STILL WENT ON
THEN CAME THE CLATTER OF PLATES …WHAT’S GOING ON?
HES THEIR A COOKING (THE BURGER MECHANIC)
KEN SAID I BURNT ME SAUSAGE BUT NO NEED TO PANIC
GOT SOME BURGERS OVER THERE
I THINK ThEY`RE IN DATE BUT WE DON’T CARE
WELL WE GOT WIND AND WE GOT FOG
BUT POOR OLD ZAE STILL GOT NO ONE TO HELP WITH THE LOG
PETER MW0RPB SAID NO PROBLEM LEAVE IT TO ME
GOT AN EARTH LOOP PROBLEM I THINK? LETS TRY AND SEE…
BY ADDING WIRE TO COMPLETE THE LOOP
ONLY GOT US DEEPER IN POOP
GW3LDC JOHN ARRIVED ON SITE
THROUGH THE FOG AND WIND AND RAIN AND S%&TE
SAID WE MUST BE MAD, TO ALL PULL TOGETHER
IN SUCH ABYSMAL BAD ATROCIOUS WEATHER
TO OPERATE HE JUST COULDEN’T WAIT
STRAIGHT ONTO THE RIG 3 DECIMAL 8
GOT A FEW CONTACTS THROUGH THE FOG
ENTERED THEM IN TO THE CLUBS DX LOG
KEN THE HEAD CHEF SINCE DON’T KNOW WHEN
WAS SOAKED AND COLD YET AGAIN
WAS ON THE BARBIE DOING HIS COOKING
WHILE ALL THE OTHERS STOOD JUST THERE ON LOOKING
THE WEATHER GREW WORSE ALL AROUND
BUT THE SMELL OF WAS QUITE PERFOUND
COULD NOT SEE THEM, FOG DOWN IN THE DIP
BUT THEN GOT GUIDED IN BY KENS DOG PIP
THE HAIRY MASCOT FOR THE DAY
STUCK BY THE BURGER MASTER WAS HER WAY
WHATEVER HE COOKS SHE WILL HAVE SOME ANYWAY
BUT WILL PROB HAVE THE TROTS THE FOLLOWING DAY
THEN CAME THE SOUND OF GERWYN JDE
HE WORKS FOR RAYNET NOW YOU SEE
ON ALL THE HILLS IN ANY DISASTER
NONE WILL GET THEIR POLES UP FASTER
JDE AND JPC
SAT IN THE CAR AND TURNED THE KEY
TALKING 4 & 2 FROM THE CAR
HAD LOTS OF CONTACTS NEAR AND FAR
THROUGH ALL THE WIND AND ALL THE FOG
AND ZAE HAVING NO ONE TO HELP WITH LOG
WE HAD A GOOD DAY OUT ALTHOUGH IT RAINED
WE HAD A GOOD TIME AND NO ONE WAS STRAINED
WITH SIGNAL REPORTS TO BEAT QUITE MANY
DID NOT MISS NONE NOT EVEN ANY
A GOOD DAY OUT ALTHOUGH INCLEMENT WEATHER
JUST PROVES IT CAN BE DONE IF WE ALL PULL TOGETHER
NOT MANY RECOGNISE OUR WELL TRAINED HOBBY
FROM BUROCRAT TO THE VILLAGE BOBBY
BUT COME THE TIME OF COMMUNICATIONS DOWN
A RADIO AMATEUR WILL ALWAYS BE FOUND
TO JUST PASS MESSAGES OR CONTROL THE SITUATION
FROM NEAR AND FAR OR ACROSS THE NATION
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