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Funny Amateur Radio music videos, but also Navy videos from the 1950's and 1960's. My wife, June's lovely singing voice is on all of the Ham Radio Videos. My Ham Radio Call Sign is K4PEW
Also live feed (and the resultant on-line video) of our twice-weekly Simplex Nets from Mt. Juliet, TN on 146.415 FM Simplex.
Don't forget to visit our Simplex Ham Radio website at 146415.net
And, don't forget to visit my U.S. Navy destroyer website at: MylesCFoxDD829.net
Also live feed (and the resultant on-line video) of our twice-weekly Simplex Nets from Mt. Juliet, TN on 146.415 FM Simplex.
Don't forget to visit our Simplex Ham Radio website at 146415.net
And, don't forget to visit my U.S. Navy destroyer website at: MylesCFoxDD829.net
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Dogs telling jokes badly: Bella gives it a try.
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Dogs telling jokes badly: Bella gives it a try.
Dogs Telling Jokes Badly: Millie Singing
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Dogs Telling Jokes Badly: Millie Singing
X700 24 Foot Vertical Antenna in the wind
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X700 24 Foot Vertical Antenna in the wind
Ham Radio Niagara River & Grand Island Bridges
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Ham Radio Niagara River & Grand Island Bridges
SNOW & ICE, Mount Juliet, TN 2015 - 2016
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SNOW & ICE, Mount Juliet, TN 2015 - 2016
Ham Nation Interview re: Simplex Nets, March 21, 2018
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Ham Nation Interview re: Simplex Nets, March 21, 2018
Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital Implosion October 3, 2015
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Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital Implosion October 3, 2015
Niagara River from most Northwestern End of Grand Island
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Niagara River from most Northwestern End of Grand Island
US Navy USS Saufley DD465 1952 Living Conditions
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US Navy USS Saufley DD465 1952 Living Conditions
US Navy Film: Improving Shipboard Living Conditions, 1953
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US Navy Film: Improving Shipboard Living Conditions, 1953
WWII US Navy Training Video: This Ship is Ours
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WWII US Navy Training Video: This Ship is Ours
USS Myles C Fox DD-829 Vietnam Deployment
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USS Myles C Fox DD-829 Vietnam Deployment
USS Myles C Fox DD-829 video clips during 1966 -1967 deployments
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USS Myles C Fox DD-829 video clips during 1966 -1967 deployments
USS Myles C Fox DD-829, 1966 - 1967 Vietnam Deployment
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USS Myles C Fox DD-829, 1966 - 1967 Vietnam Deployment
O SELO PSICOSE RIO GB 1969 MESTRE ROBERTO CABOTAGEM MCB MM TURMA QUEBEC EAM SC 1968 CT PARÁ DELTA 27. ESQUADRA BRASIL RIO.GB. 1969
In all Honesty, living conditions on those Old Tin Cans Sucked. But you came out a MAN. I did it in the 60's. Proud of being a - "Lover, Fighter, Tin Can Rider"... Enough said...
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I'm buying a new hat this weekend
Can someone check me in plz
Hey where is the chat window?
Hey
What is your Simplex Net Schedule KQ4LFU -Lebanon ,Tn
groups.io/g/MJSS The net schedule is on this page, and you can also join our group on Groups.io if you like.
I dont know what they were thinking when they designed these things....
Bill: A destroyer, like a tank or a Humvee is really just a weapons platform that needs men to maintain and operate. More crew accommodations means more weight & fuel, and less speed/maneuverability. All that being said, while I served on a similar destroyer with the same cramped spaces, we all got used to it. The only thing that ever REALLY bothered us was the cramped heads and the low overheads that we banged our heads on. It is the rare destroyerman who doesn't carry a strong sense of pride and accomplishment about his time and life at sea. Strong lifelong friends are established and unforgettable times both at sea and on shore leave had. I highly recommend it, but not in today's Navy. Thanks for posting.
@@braintrusts Roger That. I just cant see myself "going to the bathroom" in front of a bunch of other dudes....lolzz
@@bill2066 Even that, one can get used to, but still don't like it. Best time on the $hitter was 0200!!
@@braintrusts lol
@10:06 - The youngin' in front can't possibly be old enough to be on active duty! (Looks like he's only 14 or 15 years old.) As for the living conditions, they definitely sucked! I appreciate that the film's makers highlight at least some of the problems and weren't just making an "oohrah" sales pitch.
We were all kids, with some 17 year-olds who enlisted, lying about their age, or with parental approval. Don't know about that kid, but lots of us looked REALLY young at 18. Destroyer life didn't appreciatively improve until 25 years later, and now the Alreigh Burke class destroyers are more like cruisers. It was all good, though, as it taught us to be very meticulous about our clothing and gear, living a pretty spartan life. Be willing to bet that there is damned few 18 year-olds today would enlist knowing about the living conditions found in this film. As my dad used to say, things like that build character. Thanks for posting. No "oorah" sales pitch, as film was made to convince Congress to spend more money on crew comforts. What they didn't mention was that none of the berthing spaces had air conditioning; those retrofits didn't happen until ten years later, in the early '60's, at least on the Tin Cans.
@@braintrusts - I know that I've heard quite a bit about young men lying about their age or getting parental permission. On the one hand, I can't help but be proud for them; on the other hand, I can't help but think they should have been able to have more of their youth _before_ joining. I've also known that shipboard life was very physically constrained. I have to admit, it still never ceases to amaze me _just how little_ personal space those guys got! And I've also known that the ships didn't have A/C until very recently. I honestly can't imagine being stuck inside a floating metal can in a hot environment without A/C. Ironically, I did have a very brief period where I experienced, almost the opposite problem. When we went to the rifle range, we stayed in different barracks. We were in boot camp during the hottest part of the year, with black flags most days (and no doubt that was massive progress over those who came before us), and when we were out shooting, under the glaring sun, we had to wear these stupid, thick cotton shooting jackets. Needless to say, by the time we were heading back to the barracks, we were absolutely drenched! Well, the platoon that had previously been in the barracks had somehow broken the thermostat at about 60 degrees. So, we would run from 95-105 degree temps, absolutely drenched to the bone, into this fridge of a squadbay. The first 15-60 seconds felt absolutely glorious, and then it just felt like you were a walking ice cycle. By the time we left the range, over 80% of the platoon had either pneumonia or bronchitis (I was in the later group). We definitely had it much better than those who came before us, but it was definitely no cake walk. My brother refers to it as "catastrophe bonding".
This is the truth !! from one who knows !! 1980 - 84
Sleeping in a hole under a poncho seems like a life of luxury after watching this.
1, To take chare of this post and all government property in view...
Better working conditions improve moral and higher work productivity.
Had a friend who was on a carrier and he told me slept in the vent pipes because they didn't have any other place to put him. This was during Vietnam.
Hello from Michael, KM4YRF!
Sounds like Rush Limbaugh.
Some of these guys don't look 18 yet. I wonder how did the youngest crewmen 17(sometimes less if he lied about his age) felt about working alongside guys twice their age. Circa 1952 lying about your age to join at below 17 was still common. I also wonder what the older guys thought about the younger ones. Did anyone ever say 'you ain't a man yet kid'?
Still better than digging fox holes I believe. At least better food!
My dad was on the uss putnam , in Navy 53 to 56, proudly served
I spent 26 years in the navy.witch includes, two DDs,one FF,one MSC,one MCS,a LCC and a LPD.1967 to 1993.DD-782 had the worst berthing,MSC-207 was the best duty.DD-982 the newest one.the navy was good for me.
BZ's to you and your career in the USN!! The US Navy is a great way to spend a short or career enlistment. Well, at least it was a few decades ago....
@5:27 I like the posters of the hot looking chicks on their locker-doors!! ( • Y • ) !!
a bit more crowded than the DE & DD I served on in the late 60's early 70's but pretty accurate otherwise!!
That CIC section that is just how my ship USS Conway DDE 507 was .Wow does that bring back memories .
The cramped conditions here bring back fun memories. I went on my first underway in 1992 aboard a Sturgeon class submarine and being one of the most junior people I was placed with other newbies to sleep in the torpedo room. We each got our own mattress, lined up end-to-end and five long, with a torpedo on one side and the bulkhead on the other. If you weren't on the ends you crawled over the the guys that were between you and your mattress. Storage space was a seabag that you kept on your mattress. After this, I graduated to hot-racking, which was a real rack but you rotated with other people for your turn to sleep in it. After a year on board, I made it to an exclusive rack. At 20 years old it felt like an adventure.
As long as the cooks don’t eat the strawberries, everything will be fine…
That was so sad fer a xmas story!!!
This was the first time I've heard of this! This was a ton of fun to be apart of! Thanks everyone who put this on. -KQ4FQO
KQ4LFU - Lebanon Tn 1st Time check in thanks for what you do .......73s
I had one of these here radios but then I got me a woman!
Even as a civilian it warms my heart to see stuff like this. A lot of old War videos made it sound like these military rounds were designed to be as unnecessarily uncomfortable as possible and put more emphasis on the usefulness of a man in war than how he was treated (the medical videos except the syphilis one and the one about women (both of which were actually well done) disgusted me with how the commanders and medics would see a soldier with his arm blown off and ask him sardonically? "Are you still useful to us?" as if daring the soldier to say "no" so they could execute him on the spot.) Those soldiers are still our family, and if they're struggling as they fight to protect us in the comfort of our homes, then of course we'll wonder who the real enemies of the US are. But I know the military is doing it's best to improve conditions for everyone (my cousin of the same age just joined the navy 4 years ago and while it's rough, he looked so much stronger, and he was already athletic). It's not meant to be easy, but soldiers aren't meant to be treated as more expendable than ammo. Every little bit of consideration for the well being and comfort of the soldiers is not just a matter of improving efficiency and morale, but also reminding us what we're fighting for.
Thanks for your post. I served aboard a WWII US Navy Gearing class destroyer in 1969 - 1972 very similar to that in the video. While crew comforts were minimal, we got used to the spartan accommodations and didn't think twice about them. The close-living tended to cause crewmen to get along better than you might expect; living on that ship only 3.5 years, traveling all over the World, I got to know men better than I have ever known anyone, that is, aside from my spouse. We all learned to be tolerant with others, having to work, shower, eat, sleep and go on liberty together. Eighteen hour work/watch days at sea kept us pretty busy, and since we didn't have the current satellite movies, cell phones and e-mail the navy currently has, we learned to entertain ourselves, which helped make friends for life. I would say that all the creature comforts they now provide don't necessarily provide for better crew cohesion, but only make for very small bits of comfort in long days and weeks at sea. I think we were strengthened by the minimal comforts and fairly harsh working conditions, while not meant to make us feel better, they certainly made us better sailors and better men. Again, thanks for posting your thoughts.
O SELO PSICOSE RIO GB. 1969. CONTRATORPEDEIRO PARÁ DELTA 27 ESQUADRA BRASIL. 1969. MESTRE ROBERTO CABOTAGEM MCB MM TURMA QUEBEC EAM SC 1968
Obrigado por escrever. Operamos com a Marinha do Brasil em 1970 na UNITAS XI, eu estava a bordo do USS Myles C. Fox DD-829
My grandfather was on the uss sauflee in ww2 in the Solomon Islands… the ship got hit by Japanese khamakazi’s and my grandfather along with a bunch of other guys ended up overboard floating around at sea for 7 hours before he was rescued. He was watching his fellow navy men die all around him .. he was always a strong swimmer and he said he’s treading water until his legs won’t … after a few hours he sees a us ship in the distance he was like ok here we go I’m safe … but then he watched the ship turn around and he was devastated… he said he blacked out after that and doesn’t remember much but he said the second ship came hours later and had multiple skiffs out patrolling and looking for survivors. Finally he was safe. … I remember going to the ocean as a little kid and I said dad how come grampa always swims way out into the ocean isn’t he going to get tired. And my dad use to say “ no he won’t get tired he’s had plenty of practice “ I never knew what that meant until I was much older and my grandfather told me first hand what had happened I interviewed him for a school project. He was 20 years old when that happened to him … his hair turned starch white within a year after his ship got hit …. He never talked about what happened to him. He only told me because I asked him what the war was like for a school project… I still think of him a lot even though he’s been gone for a while now. He was one bad ass mfr
This would make me not want to join.
The runs ashore better had been good to make up for those living conditions.
Having lived under those conditions, I can confirm that you are correct. Liberty ashore was always a thrill, finding stable ground, good food and actually feeling human hanging around normal people. Thanks for posting!!
One of my family members was a USNA graduate, Class of 1932. One of his assignments was as the first Commander of the Fletcher class destroyer, USS Porter DD-800 from June 1944 to Dec 1945. He retired as Captain in 1962 after 30 years of service. Great video!
Thanks for posting! Your relative had no small task with the Porter, as all destroyer officers and crew have to be, in spite of specialties, have multiple jobs and watches, and do all of them well to be successful Tin Can Sailors. Have you seen the posting about the Porter at www.navsource.org/archives/05/800.htm It would seem there's a photo of the C.O. addressing the crew as well as a portion of his message. Again, thanks for that little bit of history!
@@braintrusts Yes, that was me who submitted the photo and info to Nav Source.
I can't tell you how many times I clunked my head on rising stem valves.
Thanks for posting! I, too, can't tell you how many times I clunked my head on light fixtures, hatches and scuttles. More than once after condition Zebra, forgetting that the hatch and scuttle were closed in our berthing space, rushing up the ladder and slamming my head against the brass wheel on the scuttle. Good times!
Ill see if i can here yall im about 70 miles east
Are yall still doing the simplex nets ?
Simplex Nets on 146.415 FM every Wednesday and Saturday night at 8:00 PM. We will complete our 9th year of twice-weekly nets in September. Hope to hear you on the air!!
USS Robert H. McCard DD822 Charleston SC June '65-Oct. '67
I think it is immoral, discriminatory and bad for morale and cohesion for treating the enlisted and officers differently in regard’s especially to dining arrangements on board navy ships.
We didn't give it a second thought. They needed to have the ability to be a cohesive officers' wardroom and we were glad they never (almost never) came into our mess. There needed to be separation between management and staff, for sure. Thanks for posting.
Sister ship USS HERBERT J THOMAS DD-833 BT only ship modified to withstand a Biological and Chemical attack interior was pressurized along with the fire and engine rooms
Amazing this country producing young men and women to man these ships in 2023
Not sure if the current young folks would put up with the lack of creature comforts found in the old ships. But in times of war, all bets are off.
I was on the Suffolk County 1173 for about a couple of months worst time I spent in the USMC
The older USN ships like the 1173 had poor living conditions for the crew, and being aboard as a Marine would only make it worse. Thanks for your service in the USMC and also for posting.
I bet those admin guys really appreciated the laptop replacing the "filing system", I'm sure the officers that stored the documents appreciated it too!
I did 3 ships over my 12 yrs but it was the 80's and a couple in the 90's, I thought it was great , and I was Enlisted!
Awesome! Makes me proud to be an American! Love the USA!
Thanks for your post. For sure, it always makes me proud to see the sacrifice that men (and now women) make under adverse conditions in the military. I served on a similar destroyer '68 - '72 in Vietnam and several other deployments, and the living conditions were spartan & rough, yet we got used to them. Those experiences stay with us to the end of our days.
@@braintrusts Thank you for your service sir! God Bless You!
10:15 is a site to behold 😜
The head wasn't always that crowded but often as shown right after reveille. One gets used to the lack of privacy, but it's not fun.
6:03 Poor guys having to drop a load with 8 other guys in the room. Imagine the smell?
I was on a DDG in 1973 as an MM3. A little less cramped but not by much. We'd go over to other ships to get / trade parts. I remember going on a Fletcher that had been FRAMed. They had girls panties all over the engine room to show their conquests in different ports.