btw louie, nice work with the Specialized Interests and modes box, i like it. The Mexican defense department (SEDENA) issues the "Ración Diaria Individual de Combate" box or "individual soldiers daily combat meal" box. The UAE utilizes a European-style combat ration pack containing food and accessories for one soldier for 24 hours. They mostly contain Vietnamese braised pork, meat stews, sticky rice, white rice, dried vegetables that can be heated with water, nutrition drinks, fruit juices, nutrition snacks ,eateries (spoon, fork, straw), napkins and toothpicks. There are also three smaller foil "cans" of bread spreads such as cheese spread, liver-sausage, dried-meat sausage, or cheese spread with green peppers. Also included are chocolate, pre-cooked chicken or beef in gravy and soya mince. The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed split of the "Amateur radio activities and practices" section of the Amateur radio article. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. In wartime, packs of locally commandeered cigarettes may also be issued. Lighthouse7 (talk) 05:18, 10 May 2008 (UTC), I have added (and now restored) a brief paragraph to include the vintage radio facet of the hobby. Re your recent vandalism and nit-picking on Amateur radio, and your own comments above: Yes, you ought to get out more and try to think of something constructive you'd like to contribute to Wikipedia, in my opinion. However additional classes of ration were available. The things Amateur radio operators do would be: Contesting, QSL, Round Table Discussion Groups and the like. - honey 25 g I've added a straw poll under this section's subtitle. The powers that be have basically dumbed the license requirements down whereby any halfwit can get on the air. cheers Peter VK3PB In modern Vietnam, the field ration is very popular with soldiers, sailors and travellers. The Ministry of Defense is also developing new MREs for the Special Operations Force as well as the Border Patrol Force. "Morning Coffee". Quite a few articles need photographs as well, and there's a link to a new category where those articles are collected. (termed Prepared Food With Meat or ΠΦΜΚ); a 280 g can of cooked vegetables (green peas, etc.) The project is called the Internet Radio Linking Project and has its website at irlp/net. This change brings life, but with life comes a more keen awareness of the reality of death. - sachet water 45 ml, Meal C (dinner): First I am not a producer or participant of either show although I can disclose that have recently made a video submission (a tape of an Amateur radio lecture I attended recently in Kyneton) for inclusion in Amateurlogic.TV in response to a request for video articles from the Producers who are based in the US. The Type II ration is a smaller, lighter, freeze-dried single-meal ration consisting of several small pouches packed inside a larger gray plastic pouch measuring 225 mm x 200 mm x 90 mm and weighing 278 g. Typical contents include: freeze dried rice (various flavors, usually with meat and vegetables included), a pouch of instant soup, flavored sesame oil, seasoning and spice packets, dried chives and chocolate. Search the Technological and Health Solutions. The bank eventually carried out foreclosures on around 500 of those homeowners. All products in the RC are domestically produced, commercially available items. Examples include Beef & Blackbean Sauce, Chicken Satay. Also included are pouches of pickled vegetables (yellow radish, red cabbage, Takana pickles, pickled hari-hari, or bamboo shoots) or salad (potato salad or tuna salad) and instant soup (Miso, Egg Drop, Wakame seaweed, or mushroom). Most items, such as Beef Kai Si Ming, Dutch-style Beef with Vegetables, Beef with Spaghetti, Baked Beans, Sausages with Vegetables, or Chicken with pasta and vegetables, are packed in 250 gram sized plastic-foil retort pouches. [7][8] Included are a substantial assortment of beverages (cocoa mix, instant coffee, energy drink powder, and herbal teas), plus thin sliced rye bread and chocolate, chewing gum, a vitamin tablet, and litter bags. Roger (talk) 18:25, 30 March 2008 (UTC). Spreads (cheese, jam, peanut butter, etc.) The meals are packed in retort pouches. In 2008, Israel introduced a new field ration to supplement the traditional Manat Krav. 4 ounces of boiled sweets, "Moonbouncer". Practice is to provide one hot cooked meal for the other meal whenever possible. Secondary packaging should be insect resistant. If it's going to be there, it at least should be incorporated better. Like the US ration, the main meal is precooked and ready-to-eat, packed in heavy-duty plastic-foil retort pouches boxed with cardboard. M0ffx 12:17, 23 June 2006 (UTC), They actually have licenses. Saudi Arabia uses a combat meal that is packed inside a brown plastic bag about the size and shape of a US MRE pouch. --N5UWY/9 - plaws 18:15, 18 April 2006 (UTC), I am also tempted to remove that section. The march ration was a cold food ration issued for not more than three or four consecutive days to units in transit either on carrier or by foot. Xymmax (talk) 14:06, 9 May 2008 (UTC), From Xymmax GA Review, above: "Activities and practices section - Of all the sections, this one could benefit the most from some reorganization. - Ryan 14:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC), Isn't the Alaska statewide emergency supposed to be 5167.5? The source that is referenced at this point in the article is Amateur Radio for Dummies (2004). Designed to sustain four soldiers for 72 h in closed-in battle conditions, the MBT ration is based on instant/ready to eat foods and ration/survival bars. Inside are 4 resealable (ziplock type) plastic bags, labeled in both Arabic & English, containing Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Miscellaneous. That seems implausible. I noted that my previous links to Amateurlogic.Tv and Soldersmoke have been deleted and the deletion was notated as 'Advertising'. As to out-of-band operations being "legal", well, MARS ain't out of band! The One Man Combo Pack consists of early morning tea, breakfast, mid morning tea, lunch, evening tea, and dinner. The Miscellaneous bag contains a small bag of hard candy, 4 packets of sugar, 4 tea bags, 2 small envelopes of milk powder, and 3 foil envelopes of instant orange juice powder. This view was actually one of No Code International, not the FCC. Total weight was 650 grams without packing and 825 grams with packing. The minimum number of rations on a pallet position (i.e., on one single or on two stacked pallets) shall be 150 days of supply (DOS). Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: Cat is the Beauty, Tori is the Brains, and Jade is the Brawn.. Also for the guys: Beck is the Beauty, Robbie is the Brains, and Andre is the Brawn. Primary menus are often fried rice, often with regional variants such as Javanese or Balinese fried rice. The Ukrainian combat ration is based on a previous Russian version, consisting of commercially available cans and dried foods packed together in a sectioned box (resembles a takeout tray) made of very thin green plastic. Each FSR provides 2,900 kcal (12,000 kJ) (15% protein, 53% carbohydrates, 34% fat), versus the 3,800 kcal (16,000 kJ) in three MREs, and has a two-year shelf life when stored at 80 °F. Is your writing style influenced by any particular WikiProject or other group on Wikipedia? Mae-Mae Picardi | I love to play soccer, run, and help animals. The Netherlands version of the 24-hour ration, the "Gevechtsrantsoen," (Combat ration) includes canned or retort pouched items, plus hard biscuits, jam, cheese spread, 3 cans of meat spread and 1 can of tuna spread, a chocolate bar, a roll of mints, instant coffee, tea, hot chocolate, lemon-flavour energy drink powder, instant soup, a vitamin pill, and supplementary items. In 1943, The 24 Hour Ration was devised as a direct replacement to the 48 Hour Mess tin ration. When editing you get the Wiki warning about length. Except perhaps for Aloha, it seems fair to say that packet radio is a ham creation. There is also an "ambush pack" of candy and high-energy protein bars. Menu D provides ready to eat snack foods and no beverage powder. Chocolate manufactured for hot conditions are sometimes issued. With the can of tuna, for example, traditionally cooked using toilet paper soaked in oil.[20]. The Royal Brunei Army uses a 24-hour ration pack that provides a soldier with an entire day's supply of food, plus a limited number of health and hygiene items. 200) and can deliver both freezedried and wet meals. 4 cubes of sugar, Thus, X-verter is transverter, xmit is transmit, VOX stands for Voice Operated Transmit, and DX stands for Distance Transmitted. - condensed milk tube 100 g Most commonly it is packaged into a sturdy plastic blister box (nicknamed "The Frog" in the field for its olive-green color), or plastic-sealed cardboard box that contains five to six entrees in laminated foil cans or retort pouches, four to six pack of crackers or preserved bread, two to three dessert items in form of a spread or fruit bar, four beverage concentrate pouches, some seasonings (salt, pepper, sugar, ketchup), and various sundry items like sanitizing wipes/paper towels, spoons, can opener, four hexamine fuel tablets, folding heater, matches and water purifier tablets. If this was the case, this would indeed be a moribund pastime. A new breed of beetle with antennae like plaits is discovered. Former Yugoslavia cesed to exist in 1991. New research confirms that the basalt mass that constitutes the massif was formed by a single volcanic source near its center. On many models of older equipment, the red light illuminated when the transmitter is keyed is labeled "XMIT", while the green one illuminated at all other times is labeled "RECV." Menus A, B and C contain main meals that can be heated using a flameless ration heater along with other ready to eat foods and a beverage powder. Fo r example, Botwinic k (1978 ) suggeste d tha t "perhap s i t i s no t retrieva l a t al l whic h account s fo r th e disparit y amon g th e ag e pattern s (i n recal l an d Quite a rise, wouldn’t you agree? Big Boi did! The first sentence presents the reader with lots of jargon -"mode of transmission" could be "way to communicate" while keeping the wiki link, for example. The ration is supplemented with precooked or freeze-dried rice. This contains the same items as the BDP, but adds an aluminium cup, plastic utensils, a folding stove with fuel tablets and matches, and soap. The daily survival ration per man consists of: Soft bar 100 g x 2, Chikki (sugar base) 50 g x 3, Chikki (Jaggery base) 50 g x 3. Secondary packaging is that packaging which is outside the primary packaging layer and in the case of general purpose individual operational rations this packaging is used to group several primary packages together. The EU produces around 14% of the world's sugar, with France as the biggest sugar beet producer in … They also both have main articles associated with them. - flameless heater - crackers 45 g I think it would also be an appropriate article to document reciprocal licensing and regulations regarding third-party traffic (the use of an amateur radio license to provide communications for non-licensees). A heater or oven is not included since an Esbit cooker is part of each soldier's personal equipment. Also Rick and Bubba does not appear ro be a specifically Amateur radio related program unlike Soldermoke. I have failed the articles this date. "Static: Race and Representation in Post-apartheid Music, Media and Film critically examines music, cinema, social media and the politics of change after apartheid. The older Type I ration consists almost entirely of canned foods weighing a total of 780 g per meal; a normal three-day ration has up to 36 cans weighing more than 7 kilograms. We need to clean up the introduction here. Included are: instant soup, ramen noodles, an oatmeal block, a high-energy protein bar, both brown and fruit biscuits, sweets, and a selection of beverage mixes. Surely these are important? For that matter, could someone who remembers the QSL card, "OSCAR" days make a reference to DX meaning "distance communications"? If I remember my old ARRL manual (which I lost 1½ decades ago) and F.C.C. These are packed in 3 green polylaminate bags labelled "Breakfast", "Lunch", or "Dinner", overwrapped in clear plastic and issued as one day's ration. Common elements include rice and vegetables such as corn, potatoes and carrots. WP:Good article usage is a survey of the language and style of Wikipedia editors in articles being reviewed for Good article nomination. However, in its most frequent form it is not dietary complete, and is intended only as a stop-gap measure to be issued until the normal supply lines (with their field kitchens) are established and the hot food delivery started, to be issued for no more than six days straight. --- LuckyLouie 03:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC), Let's try to avoid having "fact" tags plastered all over an otherwise good article. Small tins of fish are often provided separately. The Chinese military rations are of two types: Instant Meal Individual (three-item menu) and Self-Heating Individual (twelve-item menu) (Type 13 and 09). The cost of a 24-hour operational ration pack is £10.00[17][2]. Crackers or bread are issued separately. The current lead claims that "Amateur radio operators ... often support their communities with emergency and disaster communications". A minimum font size applies to mandatory information which you must print using a font with a minimum x-height of 1.2mm. 4 meat extract cubes, The bulk of the changes are minor, so I'll consider this a pass. Soldiers' Letters: Teeth-Testing Rations, (Tuesday, 29 June 1915), p.5. Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register The canned main course is packed in a thin aluminium can rather like a large sardine tin, containing 400 g of a precooked item such as rice with vegetables and beef, chicken with rice and curry, potatoes with sausage and green vegetables, or sauerkraut with sausage and green vegetables. 5, year 2011 (In Indonesian), Learn how and when to remove this template message, a dairy-based calcium-enriched dessert bar, History of military nutrition in the United States, "Survival Kit and Outdoor Military Equipment | Survival Aids", "New cookers and fuel for British troops - MLF - Military Logistics - Shephard Media", "TM-E 30-451 Handbook on German Military Forces", "Индивидуальный рацион питания - повседневный (ИРП-П)", "Индивидуальный рацион питания боевой ИРП-Б-1", As IDF bids adieu to Loof, a history of 'kosher Spam'. Russian Ministry of defence does not strictly prescribe the contents of the ration, only some basic packaging and inventory requirements, so every producer issues their own version. After 21 years together, they recently made a shocking announcement. No further edits should be made to this section. Hors d'oeuvres include: salmon terrine, chicken liver, tuna in sauce, fish terrine, duck mousse, etc. Kd4ttc 23:38, 22 January 2006 (UTC) Here it is Template:User amateur radio Kd4ttc 02:24, 23 January 2006 (UTC), I think the template is a good idea, however, I think the person's call should appear in that template. The 12 hour ORP provides a minimum of 2000 kcals (8,374 kJ). A modified version of the BDP known as the KDP (Konzervovaná Dávka Potravin) is also used. N.B. Carrie Underwood and Reba have been in the studio together this week, but we still don’t know why. There are seven menus, called "modules", identified by colors: yellow, red, grey, green, white, pink and blue. Films High Time for Bing Crosby Productions with Fabian, Tuesday Weld, and Nicole Maurey. - flameless heater It is based on the earlier, but similar, RAC (Ração Alternativa de Combate, 24 horas) developed by the Brazilian Navy for use by Naval Infantry units. Canadian ration packs also contain a book of cardboard matches. He’s also a record producer. History section - too short and needs references. Typical Type N (Menu #5): Pasta Bolognese; Yellow Rice with Chicken; Barley Dessert with milk. Once licensed, you may use the privilege to drive as a part of your job...or as entertainment, like driving to relatives' homes for vacation, or going on a Sunday drive with the family. LuckyLouie 04:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC), The writer wrongly conveys that the licensing fee in Asian countries can be prohibitive; at least this can be stated wrong in case of india; it ranges from 15 to 20 rupees; more info can be found here http://www.wpc.dot.gov.in/Static/amateur1.asp Protective packaging of components or items in a ration that are typically in contact with the product or food items is referred to as primary packaging. The ration also includes bread products, beverage mixes, candy and accessories. It contains: 1 can of rice filled vine leaves, 8 small cans of tuna, canned olives, a can of sweet corn, a can of pickled cucumbers, 1 can of halva spread and 1 chocolate spread, a can of peanuts, fruit flavored drink powder, and bread or matzoh crackers. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page). Significant contrib of hams is covered in History." How many today ? There are 10 menu choices including one vegetarian. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. It is packed in a tough clear polyethylene bag and weighs around 1.5–1.7 kg (3.3–3.75 lb). - goulash 400 g / beans with sausage and meat in tomato sauce 400 g / pork shoulder with rice and vegetables 400 g India has adopted retort processing technology for combat rations. All ration packs also contain Oatmeal Block, Fruit Biscuits, Biscuits Brown (a more compact alternative to bread), a sachet of instant soup and jam or yeast extract (a Marmite like spread) for a lunchtime snack, and chocolate (in the form of a specially made Yorkie bar which is flatter than civilian bars, or, more recently, a simple unbranded bar of milk chocolate), though this has been phased out with the introduction of the more recent multi-climate ration packs, and boiled sweets (hard candy) for snacking whilst on patrol, or in free time. Get to know your Apple Watch by trying out the taps swipes, and presses you'll be using most. Latest breaking news articles, photos, video, blogs, reviews, analysis, opinion and reader comment from New Zealand and around the World - NZ Herald What was merely a theoretical possibility suddenly strikes home as brute fact, and the final sting in Duras’ tale is a stunning reinvention of what has come before as well as a remarkable commentary on compassion as something grander than simple love. Each lunch consists of: 250 g retort pouched main meal, 150 g pouch of precooked rice, 40 g pouch of cassava pudding, 10 g instant coffee, 2 x 6 g packets of refined sugar, a 25 g bar of pressed raw brown sugar or banana or fruit-flavored sugar, and 45 g of fruit juice powder. Graham talk 04:00, 19 April 2006 (UTC). I'm unclear, but if this is correct, I'd appreciate it if a more experienced and/or informed hand would contribute the appropriate cross-reference. It is packaged in an olive green and black plastic box with the contents printed on the front; the box contains three individual meal packs containing meals providing 3,640 to 4,030 kcal (15,200 to 16,900 kJ) which are meant to sustain a soldier for one day. The original 12 menus have been expanded to 24 and now contain a variety of ethnic and special request items as well. We need to do the same with the rest of VHF, UHF and microwave operation. Small countries or those with weak administrative structures may not have a national licensing scheme and may require amateurs to take the licensing exams of a foreign country in lieu. It consist of Drytech freeze-dried main meals and several additional items such as dried fruits and nuts, energy bars, hard biscuits, meat pâté etc. It is recommended that the rations be stacked on NATO type pallets (1200 x 1000 millimeters) for standardisation purposes. The trays are opened using a knife or other sharp implement. [24], Patrol Ration One Man is a complete 24-hour ration pack that contains freeze dried main meals, meaning that the total weight of each pack is reduced, however a correspondingly higher quantity of water must be carried in order to reconstitute the main meal. Tea Bags 3 x bags, Coffee Instant 3 x 1.5 g, Chocolate Drink 2 x 11 g. Pad Scouring 1 x pad, Cheese Canned 1 x 56 g, Muesli Cereal 1 x 100 g. Sports Drink 1 x 16 g, Cabin Bread 1 x 34 g, Soup Powder 1 x 25 g. Pepper 2 x 1 g, Instant Noodles 1 x 85 g, Menu Sheet 1 x ea. Here are some helpful navigation tips and features. State a product’s country of origin or place of provenance on the label if the words or pictures on the packaging imply that it comes from somewhere else. In the past, I'd have just whacked it, but the article has come a long way since then. [38] Operational individual rations are designed to be used for a period of 30 days after which supplements of fresh food be given and medical screening for nutritional deficiencies be increased. Inside are two pre-cooked, ready-to-eat meal main courses packed in thin metal cans somewhat like oversized sardine tins, and an hors d'oeuvre in a more conventional can or tin. Each ration also contains raw sugar, a can of condensed milk, sandwich cookies, sweetened and thickened cream spread, hard candy or caramels, peanuts or trail mix or 25 g of roasted almonds, instant coffee, salt, paper towels, a plastic spoon, 2 water purification tablets, and a multivitamin tablet. As to the other part, yes, the US FCC does grant licensed amateurs the privilege of communicating with other FCC-regulated services in an emergency, but that's not spelled out by the editor. -- LuckyLouie 16:20, 30 March 2007 (UTC), I think describing ham radio primarily as a "public service" is POV pushing. Canada also makes limited use of a Light Meal Pack containing dried meat or cheese, dried fruit, a granola bar, a breakfast cereal square, a chocolate bar, hard candy, hot cocoa mix, tea, and two pouches of instant fruit drink. Ten boxed one-man ORPs are supplied in larger boxes identical in shape to the single ten-man pack. The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has introduced the Ransum TNI (Indonesian for "TNI ration") in the mid-1970s in order to standardize nutrition for soldiers in field. What do you think? --Nigelj (talk) 22:26, 19 November 2007 (UTC), I changed the wording of that sentence, since the previous instance was decidedly biased; "mocked" and "misrepresented" both seem like biased terms from a Wiki point of view. With the exception of the stricken comments, the above concerns have not been addressed, and only LuckyLouie has commented upon the points raised. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. It doesn't fit, it's US-centric (check 40 m!) "Voice transmissions" could be "talking over the radio" and so on. - canned meat 100 g Please do not delete unless you're prepared to establish and discuss criteria for what activities "get included" in this section. - matches I changed this to "They are able, if necessary, to support their communities...". Canadian rations provide generous portions and contain a large number of commercially available items. -- LuckyLouie 16:39, 4 April 2007 (UTC). The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales.The English section to the Severn Bridge was constructed between 1961 and 1971, and the Welsh element was completed in 1993. According to Pitchfork Media, record producer Larry Crane reported on his Tape Op message board that he had planned to help Smith mix his album in mid-November. Inside are: two 250 g mmin Meal cans (boiled buckwheat groats and buckwheat w/beef); two 100 g cans of meat spread (liver pâté and beef in lard); a 160 g can of herring or mackerel; six 50 g packages small, hard crackers (resemble oyster crackers); two foil pouches (20 g each) of jam or jelly; six boiled sweets two tea bags; an envelope of instant cherry juice powder; a chicken flavour bouillon cube; two packets of sugar; and three dining packets, each with a plastic spoon, a napkin, and a moist towelette. Example (Menu A) Breakfast: Hamburger and beans, Instant Porridge. This should help those interested in improving the coverage of amateur radio on Wikipedia identify the articles that need the most attention. There were two packs (contents identical), the standard 24 Hour Ration and the 24 Hour Ration (Assault), the former fitting into the larger portion of the mess tin and the latter fitting into the smaller portion. Subordinated as such by time, but available. Start your free trial to watch Saturday Night Live and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. [35], In 2016, it was announced that the Armed Forces of the Philippines will get new "Ready-to-Eat" rations. Meal A (breakfast): - LuckyLouie (talk) 22:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC). See what Rosemary Begley (rosiegirl24) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.105.192.19 (talk) 14:58, 2 June 2010 (UTC), proposed split of "Amateur radio activities and practices" into new article, Edit of "Amateur radio activities and practices" section, The reason for the Morse Code test requirement elimination, Proposed section - legal issues surrounding ham radio. - instant tea 30 g The 250 g main meal pouches differ by menu, two provided for each menu (lunch & dinner) as follows: Menu #1: shredded beef in gravy, spaghetti w/meat sauce, Menu #2: chicken w/vegetables, rice w/black beans & beef, Menu #3: black bean stew, ground beef w/potatoes, Menu #4: dried beef w/pumpkin, chicken w/mixed vegetables and pasta, Menu #5: white beans w/sausage, risotto w/meat & vegetables. The ability to dissociate one from the other is key to the success of this article... Edit Centric (talk) 18:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC), For the radio pictured at the top of the page, is it really that important that we mention it has an LCD or TFT-LCD display? Example menu C: Beef Kurma, Chicken Masak Merah, Fish Curry, and Sambal Shrimp; Bean Curd and Vegetable mix; long bean stew; canned pineapple and canned papaya; 2 packages of quick-cooking porridge (black bean porridge and flour porridge); military biscuits; jam; instant coffee; tea; instant milk powder; sugar; salt; vitamin tablets; matches; and napkins. Tertiary packaging must be water resistant. The Mini Combo Pack is a simplified version of the One Man Combo Pack, weighing 400 g and providing 1,520 kcal (6,400 kJ). Currently, four menus are fielded, and all menus are compatible with Muslim dietary restrictions. I invite everyone to check it out and find some articles to improve.--Kharker (talk) 16:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC).