[wkars-members] Re: Field days humour

  • From: Phil B <phil_m0ima@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "wkars-members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wkars-members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:11:29 +0000

I think these things may be rather safer than it appears. If they were made of 
steel then, yes, an explosion similar to a fragmentation grenade, but PVC is 
more likely to split rather than fragment. Hence "safer". But be careful out 
there guys.....

73.  Phil.  M0IMA.

> On 27 Nov 2014, at 22:56, Chris Pegrum <chris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I know it's fun and this does look like a great bit of kit plus a bit of 
> humour or enjoyment to a simple task but...
> 
> It's scares the hell out of me sometimes like today filling a 25 litre vessel 
> to 3 bar knowing how long the compressor has been running. Thinking what if!!!
> 
> Whatever you do treat it with caution as I've seen so many accidents where 
> all that stored energy gets realised in a massive explosion its destroyed 
> buildings let alone lives.
>  
> 
> Regards  
>  
> Chris Pegrum
> chris@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 73 de M0NAY
>  
>  
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>> On 27 Nov 2014, at 22:46, Steven Doyle <stevej.doyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> I build one of these years ago !
>>  
>> 73
>>  
>> Steve
>>  
>> From: Chris Pegrum
>> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:35 PM
>> To: WKARS MEMBERS
>> Subject: [wkars-members] Field days humour
>>  
>> I thought you guys might like this. Also the site has many new links like 
>> Southgate do their news.
>>  
>> But this is too good not to share 
>> http://qrznow.com/pneumatic-antenna-launching-systems/
>> 
>> 73 de M0NAY
>> Regards from Chris Pegrum
>> chris@xxxxxxxxxx

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