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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 3d

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You’ve got me danglin’ on a string, please don’t let me drop

A few years ago, our music/gardening friend Phil Harmony from Berlin told us that he brought his chilli plants indoors over the winter as they’re perennials and can live for several years. That was…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 3d

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Strange seeds and funky things

This week we bought some seeds from the great Real Seeds. They offer a fantastic selection of unusual varieties, from chillies and herbs to edible flowers. The last time we ordered from them was a …

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 8d

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Autumn colours in north London

Thanks to Debby H up in north London for this picture above. “The garden plants may be coming to an end for this year, but I think the colours are lovely in the sunshine. Here’s a pictu…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 8d

There'll be another tribute to the "dog and bone" via shortwaveradio.de called Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co. 2 this weekend.

Expect phone related tunes, an interview with a telephone answering machine, the furtherest tin can telephone call ever and the all-time top 10 of missed calls.

phone operators and text about the transmission date, frequency and time.

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 9d

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Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co. 1 – Shortwave Gold – 25/26.10.25

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 9d

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 11d

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We’ve got your number

Cheers to our good music/gardening/radio friend Justin Patrick Moore for sending over this musical recommendation in an ambient downbeat style called The haunted testcard tapes by Alpha Seve…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 12d

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Rose thorns as gramophone needles. Isn’t it?

Thanks a million to the one and only Rhythm Doctor for playing One Deck Pete’s “Put a sock in it” mix (originally on Imaginary Station’s KTAB) 11.30 mins in on his “Mo…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 13d

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(Don’t) build me up buttercup

Big thanks to the horticultural team at Thompson & Morgan for their helpful advice following Jesse Yuen’s post the other day (here) about ongoing problems with Bermuda Buttercups (Oxalis …

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 14d

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Looking down on us all

Inspired after seeing Peter B’s sunflowers in the last post here’s one of ours, the giant version off ebay that is still hanging in there. Thanks to some gardening wire and an assortment of g…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 15d

This weekend Imaginary Stations will be bringing you a telephone tribute called Skybird Telegraph & Telephone Co.

There's phone related tunes, a live on-air attempt of trying to break the world record of ripping two telephone directories at the same time and an interview with the speaking clock.

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 15d

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Gardening connects us all (Woolwich edition)

Thanks a million to an old friend Peter B for getting in touch and for sending some pictures of his allotment in Woolwich. Top picture, as he writes “The sunflowers are holding up well – apar…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 17d

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Gardening connects us all (Perth edition)

If you remember, our friend and Downbeat on Shortwave collaborator Jesse Yuen (of RTMFM’s North of The River Swan) moved into a new house in Perth last year and is doing some major work on his fron…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 17d

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Late night (9pm) saturday night vibes

Here’s a couple of electronica bits for the last Saturday of warmish weather before the cold comes in (so it said on the box this evening). The first was played by Steve Barker on the great O…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 20d

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Towards the end of the growing season pt 2

Cheers again to Mike & Julia for this continuing look into their back garden with some wonderful dahlias (we think they are all dahlias). Thanks again for the pics Julia, they are great.

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 21d

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Towards the end of the growing season

Cheers to Mike & Julia from near Coventry for sharing a towards the end of season photographic report (fantastic pictures as ever Julia!) This is going to be a two parter as there’s so mu…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 21d

On Saturday 18th October 2025 and Sunday 19th October 2025, Imaginary stations bring you a visual shortwave special called Test Cards on Radio. If you love test cards, you'll love this show.

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 24d

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A message from Kyiv

As always, it’s good to hear from Wlad (US7IGN) in Ukraine. If you remember, Wlad was featured in a Radio 4 documentary called Lights Out in an episode called Call Signs (here) which was abou…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 26d

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And now the end is near

The back garden is in a bit of a mess at the moment as we haven’t been able to go out there as much as we would have liked to of late. There’s a still a couple of things that make us sm…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · 26d

Cheers Gerry!

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · Sep 20

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From the remains of the ancient city of Lidl

Thanks to our good friend Gerry Hectic who let us know about these cheap bulb packs above that are available in Lidl* now. We like the crocus called “King of the striped” but there are …

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · Sep 20

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But, do you know where you lad’s going tonight?

This morning we found the long version of the 1970’s public information film “Do you know where you lad’s going tonight?”, the shorter version of it used on One Deck Pete’s …

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · Sep 17

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Do you know where you lad’s going tonight?

Here’s a recording of last weekend’s Skybird School of the Air broadcast via Shortwave Gold featuring an education theme. There’s all sorts of school/university/teacher references…

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · Sep 17

On Saturday 20th September 2025 at 1100 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then again on Sunday 21st September 2025 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and at 2100 UTC (new time slot) on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz Imaginary Stations bring you the next module of Skybird School of the Air.

1970's lecturer in lurid shirt talking about the wonders of algebra.

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"One Deck" Pete @weedsuptome.bsky.social · Sep 14

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For your Sunday listening pleasure

Here’s a wonderful tune found while looking for music for a forthcoming shortwave mix and again it is from the ever-wonderful Mississippi Records here. From the lovely cover of the LP with a …

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