[Corkradioclub] From this week's ARRL Contest Update...

[David Deane]

Good One Cormac, I hadn't seen that one before. I didn't see the Irish
get a mention though!!

Nice to see the reflector is still functioning.

Happy New Year to all at CRC

vy 73 de EI9FBB











On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Cormac Gebruers <ei4hq.mail at gmail.com> wrote:
> Martti OH2BH contributes this handy world-wide temperature conversion table:
>
> +15 °C, Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing
> +10 °C, French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant
> flowers.
> +5 °C, Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.
> 0 °C, Pure water...freezes. Water in river Vantaa thickens a bit.
> - 5 °C, First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer
> festival ends.
> -10 °C, Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use
> long-sleeve shirts.
> -20 °C, Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.
> -30 °C, Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry
> their laundry indoors.
> -50 °C, Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter
> training.
> -70 °C, Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the
> Koskenkorva liquor can't be stored outdoors anymore.
> -273 °C, Absolute zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.
> -300 °C, Hell freezes over. Finland wins the football World Cup.
>
> Happy New Year to all.
>
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> Cormac, EI4HQ
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