Icom IC A3E “jammed” by Zulu Broadcast

[John Young]

Took off this morning expecting a lekker flight and at 50’ agl radio starts receiving the local Zulu Broadcast Station. Thought that a prankster had jammed the frequency.

Landed at Myrtle’s to wait for the prankster to get tired. 10 minutes later took-off – same thing – 50’ agl and the Zulu Broadcast Station is back.

Landed back at Light Flight – changed to my Icom A4 – all sorted – went for a lekker 1 hour jollie with 3 other trikes.

Phoned ZULU1 – he will sort me out this week.

Anybody else experienced this before? Must be one of the heterodyne inverter stages gone which took me from RX 124.8 to approx. RX 97.0

Regards
John ZU-CIB

[ICEMAN]

heterodyne inverter stages gone which took me from RX 124.8 to approx. RX 97.0

Did you check your back seat; could just be "there`s a zulu on your trike" ............... seriaaaas.....

[John Young]

ZULU1 collected yesterday - should be as good as new by Friday.

He admitted that he had never heard of the fault as described.

Regards
John ZU-CIB

PS: ZULU1 - don't forget those 2 emails - thanks.

[DieselFan]

It unfortunately a common thing with coastal trikers esp in Natal, they hear Zulu's in their heads the moment they get excited - like flying . It's all the past spirits...Ofcourse Paul will deny hearing of any such fault have you checked out his Pseudonym...

In Gauteng of course we hear Boeings, hooters and gunfire, with mental squelch all the way down it becomes the sound of our Rotaxes working to satisfy. I hear in other southern countries they hear sheep but they don't turn down the mental squelch...