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by Rob101
Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:08 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: radio reception failing
Replies: 12
Views: 2400

Re: radio reception failing

Bit of a bump here, but I finally got around to investigating my loss of FM reception this evening !! I took the Sony head unit out - all connections were OK, and both MW and LW were working, but FM remained very poor and only just picks up the strongest of signals. I plopped the original bongo unit...
by Rob101
Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:12 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: radio reception failing
Replies: 12
Views: 2400

Re: radio reception failing

well the mystery deepens - the radio worked fine this morning, but could this be because it is raining therefore the aerial is being earthed better?? if it is the aerial earth contact as you suggest stringman- how would i go about fixing it? however, my investigations have been brought to an abrupt ...
by Rob101
Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:17 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: radio reception failing
Replies: 12
Views: 2400

radio reception failing

hi all - here's a teaser for you... have had a sony head unit in the bongo for a few months all working fine. this week the reception has started to fail - seems to be fine the moment i turn it on, but then goes crackly and loses reception. the cd (same unit) is still working fine. i guess I'll pull...
by Rob101
Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:09 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Turbo 'whoosh'
Replies: 29
Views: 4498

Re: Turbo 'whoosh'

yup ours makes a noise like air being sucked in too.. i use it as a guide to fuel consumption on long hauls : hear the hiss=lift off a bit :mrgreen:
by Rob101
Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:00 am
Forum: Fancy Meeting up & Bongo Trips
Topic: Scottish Bongo Bash (23 to 26 May 2008) Linnhe Lochside
Replies: 102
Views: 20924

Re: Scottish Bongo Bash (23 to 26 May 2008) Linnhe Lochside

Ok we've just made it home too! really wish we'd seen you all ! Anyhoo, here are a few pix from our "bongo nearly meet" at Loch Linney campsite !! En route up North - a mountain as u would draw it at school : http://picbite.com/img/thumb_15984oukwsg.jpg Glencoe, Umbongo and me : http://pic...
by Rob101
Fri May 30, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: Fancy Meeting up & Bongo Trips
Topic: Scottish Bongo Bash (23 to 26 May 2008) Linnhe Lochside
Replies: 102
Views: 20924

Re: Scottish Bongo Bash (23 to 26 May 2008) Linnhe Lochside

Me + family were in Fort William on Monday looking for somewhere to camp - bumped into two Bongos at Netpunes Staircase and a lovely local lady said "are you at the Bongo meet?" I couldn't believe my ears.. anyhoo, tootled along to the campsite and everybody had disappeared - d'oh! so near...
by Rob101
Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:43 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Seat Belts too long.
Replies: 13
Views: 2197

Re: Seat Belts too long.

I employed the 'wrap around the bar' method too ! Had my fears about safety, but eventually convinced myself that in a high speed crash, if the bar let go it would act as two lesser jolts on the kiddy seat (rather than one large jolt). That seems like a better option that the buckle getting squished...

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