Dunno bout the rest of you guys, but I use radios on a regular if not constant basis and I have heard some funny stuff over the years, military, civil and marine, I'm sure others have similar stories and seeing as we all need a morale lift right now... here goes. Feel free to add as required.
Having been given a single channel to contact a unit prior to exercise, called up..
'Helllo 21A this is *, MADMAN now, your location figures 20 over'
silence
repeat above with impending sense of doom
'Uhh, tommo, did you hear that?'
'Yup, think the CIA might be on to us bud'
'I feckin knew we shouldna bought dese tings off yer man in the pub'
Needless to say, I elected to not continue with transmissions.
Also out one day on a rescue associated mission and there were a number of transmissions on channel 16 (marine distress) or an uncertain nature.
'Static (giggles in background)'
'Unknown station transmitting on 16, Valentia coastguard, say callsign and nature of problem, over'
'Static, more giggles'
'IF YOU LITTLE BASTARDS DON'T GET AWAY FROM YOUR FATHER'S RADIO, I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND DROWN YE'
Silence.
Regards
Having been given a single channel to contact a unit prior to exercise, called up..
'Helllo 21A this is *, MADMAN now, your location figures 20 over'
silence
repeat above with impending sense of doom
'Uhh, tommo, did you hear that?'
'Yup, think the CIA might be on to us bud'
'I feckin knew we shouldna bought dese tings off yer man in the pub'
Needless to say, I elected to not continue with transmissions.
Also out one day on a rescue associated mission and there were a number of transmissions on channel 16 (marine distress) or an uncertain nature.
'Static (giggles in background)'
'Unknown station transmitting on 16, Valentia coastguard, say callsign and nature of problem, over'
'Static, more giggles'
'IF YOU LITTLE BASTARDS DON'T GET AWAY FROM YOUR FATHER'S RADIO, I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND DROWN YE'
Silence.
Regards
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