Radio Officers - an Ode

A recital of "An Ode to the Radio Officer," written by me Dave Ellis G4AJY.

[@paulnewdick8953]

Thanks Dave for bringing all the memories back. It was my dream career. I still miss it.

[@G6PBS]

Thanks Dave for the Ode :) I'm a radio ham G6PBS, never worked on ships except as a skipper in the Radio Caroline Pirate Navy. Great fun but no CW :( Hoping to move soon to a better garden! = LONG :) May at least get some more music on 600 meters. 73 de Colin G6PBS

[@daveellis7677]

Thanks for the appreciation, OM. An R/O never really gets it out of his system. I'm 80 now, but still dream occasionally that I'm back on board, pounding brass in the radio room. A lot of my peers have the same experience. Good luck with the long antenna. I can only manage a short end-fed, overall length 60 feet including a 30 feet vertical part, but it tunes on all bands and works the world when conditions are right. 73s, Dave.