[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] WTF? Lighten Up Folks.

[Hal T Miller]

Dear James,

Well. So, I'm in this Reflector News. There are a lot of weird, off the
wall, silly, and even cute but otherwise catchy phonetics that help
people remember other people's call signs and are used for just the fun
of them. For example, I have a friend who's call suffix he sometimes
calls Chocolate Fried Potatoes. Hummm. Tasty! I happen to like that one. 

As for my own call suffix, nothing comes to me as crude, immoral, or
tasteless about just zipping up a pair of pants. Just a silly attention
getter that sounds strange. Personally, that phonetic representation of
my call KC4ZYP doesn't really bother me, especially if it helps others
remember my call. In a formal net, I admit that was the first time I've
heard Zip Your Pants used for my call. If it helped the lady remember me
to my call, ok the better. Fine. No offense to me. Sort of an odd honor
in a way. It's ok with me. So, with this in mind, if it's ok with me, it
should be ok with you, unless you're a real stiff ass. Besides, since Net
Control [while he was off the air] was a little crumby in the morning, it
was nice that somebody else wasn't taking every thing that day too
seriously and could lighten up. Now that should be a good kind of spirit
for Amateur Radio. So give Deanna a break and leave her alone. With
public service, remember it's just a hobby.
Kilo-Charlie-Four-Zip-Your-Pants has spoken!


Square Dancing is Friendship Set To Music :-)
Hal T. Miller :-), KC4ZYP.

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On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:31:43 -0800 (PST) James Davis
<eou8122003 at yahoo.com> writes:
>     I was monitoring the activities for the GW Parade
> Monday morning. While I was listening the most horrid
> breach of Amateur Radio protocol I have ever heard
> came across the airwaves. While giving out the 
> assignments K7DID made an assignment for KC4ZYP. She
> then called net control and announced his call sign
> using the phonetics "zip your pants." I was not only
> upset by this tactless and embarrassing use of cutesy
> letter naming, I was surprised that Net Control didn't
> even blink an eye. I don't know who this girl thinks
> she is, or where she got her Amateur Radio training,
> but someone over there needs to take her aside and let
> her know that she is a poor representative of your
> organization. In addition if I had been in KC4ZYP
> position, I would have left right then and there 
> never to return. No wonder you people have problems
> getting people to volunteer. I am only sorry that I
> did not record that transmission so I could have
> reported her to the FCC. That is certainly not in the
> spirit of Amateur Radio.
>    
>   James
>     
> 
> 
> 
>  
>
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