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If you have ever tuned a radio beyond
the medium wave band, you will have entered the weird and wonderful world of
short wave. You will hear many strange transmissions, such as ranting American
evangelists warning you that the end of the world is near, people trying to sell
you gold and silver before the economic collapse,
jammed clandestine radio broadcasts from Iraq, aircraft flying over the Arctic,
barely understandable Scots fisherman on their trawlers and many other bizarre
sounds. Perhaps the strangest of all transmissions are the “Spy Number Stations”. These do not officially exist and no one has ever explained what the purpose of these stations is. They consist of the most boring content imaginable. A strange non-human voice reading out series of numbers, sometimes accompanied by weird tones or odd melodies. Some Americans even use them as
background music at intellectual dinner parties and they even turned up in the
film "Vanilla Sky". On this site you can read my
book on this subject; “Secret Signals”, as well as explore articles and
sound clips from the height of the Cold War era. |
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My home city of Kingston upon Hull currently has 250 pubs. On this site you can see a photo of each one, as well as read a small description. Some of the pubs have their own websites and the links are included. LAST UPDATED 1
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11 www.pub-explorer.com www.anlabyroad.com 'Home Fans Only" - The Away Supporters Pub Guide' by Martin Kerr. Paul Gibson's Hull Pub History site. Essential Pub Solutions Hull based service. |
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Kingston upon Hull is the most traffic-calmed city in the country, with over 115 20 mph zones. In each zone the local school children are asked to design a picture, which is shown below the 20 mph limit sign. Here is a gallery dedicated to this unique art form. NUMBER OF PICTURES:
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Cycling
stories. Hull based rides, double centuries and time trials. (Warning: Contents can be tedious and inconsequential, but at least it's not Twitter!) Various personal cycling stories from 200 mile non stop rides to time trialling 1999-2010. LAST UPDATED 16 AUG 10 |
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Radio
memories of the Cold War.
Personally recorded radio identification
and call signs |
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| The streets of Hull are paved with fish! All around the city are unique fish sculptures, ranging from a shoal of anchovies outside the City Hall, to a Zander near the medieval Beverley Gate. Take a virtual tour around the trail and see these works of art from your own armchair. | |||
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I once produced a series of (award winning!) safety related video for my work colleagues.
For those with a fast connection and nothing better to do with their time,
here is a selection.
wmv format.
17 videos online.
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Statues of Hull. William De La Pole Charles Henry Wilson Amy Johnson Queen Victoria Queen Victoria 2 |
Prince
Albert William Wilberforce William Wilberforce 2 James Stuart Britannia Andrew Marvell |
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Peter Smith and Leggett King William III John Alderson MD |
 Talk show host James H Reeve had a small tenure on the ill-fated long wave radio station, TEAMtalk 252 which was shut down by some bad men at 1300 UTC on 31 JUL 02. During his time there, I managed to get a number of e-mails read out. Listen to them here. |
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Gags Gary (Dizzy Fingers) Burt, Doncaster's organist extraordinaire, appeared on TalkSPORT with the above presenter, James H Reeve. He would steal James' jokes and send them in to national newspapers to win money. Here are some of their classic exchanges. UPDATED 18 MAY 08 |
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| Fancy
your own sauna? It's easier than you think and after a good workout, there's
no better way of relaxing. If it's cold, dark and wet outside you can make
a little tropical oasis in your own garden. Sauna culture videos. Thanks to Dave M. |
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