Roger that!

[awol]

It's enough to make you turn the VHF off! Went for a wee sail doon the watter (Clyde) today and the radio seemed to be a continuous stream of english voices asking the CG for radio checks. What with them and the CG lassie "rodgering" nearly every message, the thing hardly stopped bleating all afternoon.

 

[neil_s]

I have discovered that mine has an 'off' switch.

Neil

 

[graham]

Being Rogered by a coast guard lassie sounds OK to me /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Something about ladies in uniform....... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif PS would Scottish folk asking for radio checks be easier on the ear??

 

[longjohnsadler]

Roger rabbit rabbit rabbit....

 

[Cornishman]

I heard that Roger was shot down in his Spitfire in about 1944. Was he resurrected and is now living in Scotland?

 

[theforeman]

[ QUOTE ]
..... PS would Scottish folk asking for radio checks be easier on the ear??

[/ QUOTE ]

possibly, but i don`t think that was the point being made.

 

[Sgeir]

A-rogering we will go, will go, a-rogering we will go.....

Clyde CG regularly Rogers callers. Can't see any harm in it myself.

 

[mikemonty]

Probably due to English holidaymakers checking out their VHF as they start their cruise in the charter boat or trailer-sailer that they've just taken out.
The Scots in the area don't have to do radio checks because their boats are generally in fairly constant use.

 

[cliff]

[ QUOTE ]
It's enough to make you turn the VHF off! Went for a wee sail doon the watter (Clyde) today and the radio seemed to be a continuous stream of english voices asking the CG for radio checks. What with them and the CG lassie "rodgering" nearly every message, the thing hardly stopped bleating all afternoon.

[/ QUOTE ]'Tis the english disease speading north /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif As for the wee CG lassie, she was probably pissed off with all the calls for a radio check.
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[peterb26]

I'm not too sure where you would get an opportunity to insert "roger" into an RC message if you were operating at an MRCC.

You would receive a call along the lines of:-

"coastguard, coastguard, coastguard - this is mucky-duck, mucky-duck, radio check over"

To which the only possible correct response is

"mucky-duck this is coastguard, loud and clear over"

Even if mucky-duck has no knowledge of RT whatsoever (which seems likely from the above posts), I cant see that any reply along the lines of "thanks" would warrant a "rogering" from the MRCC.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Which roger was she after. If she is nice I could be available.

 

[webcraft]

Re: A-rogering we will go, will go, a-rogering we will go.....

[ QUOTE ]
Clyde CG regularly Rogers callers. Can't see any harm in it myself.

[/ QUOTE ] Me neither . . . yon lassie has a lovely voice and can roger me any time she wants.

 

[dunedin]

I too was boating around the clyde on Sunday. Lovey day for a sail. And confirm that the helpful people on Clyde Coastguard were as usual causing the occasional wince to radio pedants - but perfectly understandable.
Roger, Over and Out ?

 

[MiskinDriver]

London VTS beat that yesterday, with:

" Yes, roger, that's correct, over"

 

[Sgeir]

On a visit to the Olympics, Chick Murray saw a guy carrying a pole. He asked him, "Are you a pole vaulter". The guy replied, "No, I'm German, but how did you know my name is Walter?"