[Boatanchors] Why The Letter "Q" And Who Invented The Code?

[Gary Schafer]

You should have immediately informed them that they should get new receivers
and learn how to use them. I have never heard of this +- 3 KHz stuff. If you
were on upper side band most all of the transmit energy would be above the
carrier frequency and little of any significance below it. Of course it may
seem like you have energy below your carrier frequency when tuning down in
the upper side band position but the pass band is actually offset 3 KHz
higher in frequency. Little did they know.

A group of us used to operate on 3999 lower side band regularly many years
ago. Sometimes even on 4000 lower side band.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> Once when I had a General class license I made the accidental mistake of
> making a call on 14.227 MHZ usb. Wow! Three Hams immediately appeared out
> of
> the ethers to inform me that I was operating illegally. Did I get my
> license
> out of a box of corn flakes or what? I was in violation of the +/-3
> factor,
> since I could not transmit below 14.225 being only a General, and since I
> was transmitting on 14.227, and since 14.227 minus 14.225 = 2, etc.
> 
> They were correct. I was in violation of a rule. These three Hams, all
> with
> Extra class tickets, had a routine of sitting there on or about 14.227
> just
> waiting for someone like I to make such a mistake. Then they ran our call
> sign through the on-line version of QRZ.COM, checked out license class and
> got right down to their joy in life of polishing their egos and insulting
> others! I am sure most of you have run into some Hams just like these
> three.
> Maybe we should take up a collection, have some "Get A Life!" boxer shorts
> printed up and mail them a gift!
> 
> Duane W8DBF
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