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Welcome to g6csy.net

Although I originally planned to has this website only devoted to my Amateur Radio station, I had to many requests to keep my old websites devoted to Chile Peppers, Jurassic Cliffs, SPAM and to the C96 Broomhandle Mauser. I have therefore added those pages to this website, although in their original form. As and when I get time, i.e. when I am not playing on the radio or eating chile peppers, I will update these pages.

Hopefully I will also add some new pages on other subjects.

Possible topics include wine, beer and cider reviews, my i-Pod top 25 most-played, or even book reviews. I might even re-add a previous set of webpages devoted to photographs of mushrooms!

G6CSY

Amateur Radio

I started out in Amateur Radio in 1981, when I obtained my City & Guilds certificates.

These webpages detail my activities, past and present, on different bands and modes, as well as a contest diary and a contest blog and contest results for my HF and VHF activities.

There is also some information on the various callsigns that I have used in the past. I actively participate in contests, especially CW and RTTY contests on the HF bands. I also contribute on a regular basis to the HF column that appears in the RSGB Radio Communication magazine.

My activity is summarised in some annual stats, on a band by band basis. I might add a mode by mode section later on!

I also list some of the awards that I am currently working towards.

Chile peppers

I am the UK Chile Head !!!

Not only do I like to eat chile peppers, I also like to try growing them.

The main section of these webpages are devoted the Chile Pepper Database. This database has been manually compiled by me and now contains alphabetical lists of thousands of chile pepper varieties, including hundreds of different photographs. If you grow or sell chile peppers and notice that there is a missing or new variety, then please let me know. NOTE that I do not sell chile peppers!

As well as the 'big 5' varieties of Capsicum; Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum chinense, Capsicum frutescens and Capsicum pubenscens. There is also some information and photographs detailing the lesser known varieties, such as Capsicum buforum, Capsicum cardenasii and Capsicum exile.

Over the years I have been lucky enough to sample dozens of hot chile sauces, and the write some personal reviews on them. New hot sauces to try out are always welcomed. Every trip to the supermarket means checking out the shelves for any new makes.

The other big section is the list of hundreds of chili recipes. The range for award winners, through genuine Texan Red, to vegetarian and venison.......and even road-kill chili!

If you grow chile peppers and have some spare seeds, please let me know. I might even have some spares myself.

Jurassic Cliffs

A beachcomber at heart, I have spent many happy years walking along the beach and cliff tops of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast at West Dorset, especially around Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Seatown and Eype Mouth.

There is a section on the beds and divisions that go to make up the cliff faces along the coast. The sketches should help you identify the different colour bands you can see.

There is also a collection of photographs of these cliff faces, and the beaches beneath them.

I have included photographs of some of the various fossils that I have found while beachcombing the Jurassic Coast. These include fossils such as Ammonites, Belemnites and Crinoids.

Every so often I sell a small number of fossils on eBay. The Ammonites and Belemnites are ideal for show-and-tell at school!

C96 Broomhandle Mauser

In the distant past, when I was allow to own and shoot a pistol, one of the first, and most loved, was my circa 1916 'Standard Wartime Commercial' C96 Broomhandle Mauser.

Also known under a variety of other names, including M96, Bolo, P-7.63, Broomhandle, Mauser Military Pistol, Large Mauser pistol, Pistole 7.63 and the Model 1930.

These webpages help provide information on this first commercially produced semi-automatic pistol. There are photographs of many different models on the model database, some examples of proof marks, and a description on this pistol's disassembly and assembly.

Spam

Over 102,000 spams received since I first started on the Internet.

I have won over $321 BILLION in lotteries, 419 'fund transfers' and casino winnings.

I have won over 45 cars.

I have been given over 11,000kg of gold.

Plus various other winnings including, cell-phones, diamonds, houses and barrels of oil!

Flora and Fauna

Photographs of some of the Flora and Fauna that I have seen on my travels.

They range from Ladybirds and Dragonflies, through Bluebells and Herb Robert to mushrooms and fungi.

Hopefully once I get my macro photography setup working, I will be able to get some better resolution photographs.

I use both digital compact, 120 medium format and 35mm SLR cameras.

River Cray

A photographic essay of the River Cray, a chalk river from the North Downs in Kent.

Starting from a chalk aquifer in Orpington Priory Gardens, the river Cray flows north to join the River Darent as on of it's main tributaries.

This essay starts from the source, and then follows the river downstream for it's first mile.