[Boatanchors] Wouff Hong for sale Scam

[J. Forster]

There have been W-H ceramonies at the Boxboro ARRL convention several
times. Never went.

-John

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> From what I remember, the Wouff Hong was created by The Old Man himself,
> Hiram Percy Maxim, and written up in QST articles by T.O.M. (actually
> Hiram Maxim under the guise of The Old Man) in response to poor or bad
> operating practices back in the late teens and early 20's.   Bad operators
> were threatened with an application of the Wouff Hong.  There was also
> something called a Rettysnitch that could be applied for even worse
> infractions, also reported in QST by T.O.M., but my memory doesn't quite
> recall the details around it.  I saw a picture of it in QST once and it
> was a terrible looking object, round, metal, crooked, with a handle at the
> bottom,  even scarier looking than the Wouff Hong.
>
> For a long time there was a ceremony of the Order of the Wouff Hong
> performed at the ARRL Conventions at midnight, amongst a lot of ceremony,
> where Wouff Hong's were handed out to the newly initiated.   A certificate
> was also issued.  I had an OT friend back in the 60's that had a Wouff
> Hong and certificate that he got at an ARRL convention.
>
> I've seen a couple of Wouff Hongs for sale in the past 30 years, maybe
> two.  I've love to get one now for the nostalgia.
>
> 73, Scott WA9WFA
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2013, at 9:32 PM, RAY FRIESS <rayfrijr at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> The wouff hong was really just a joke, started many years ago.  I
>> remember when I was a Novice and someone wrote in to
>> QST asking what a wouff hong was.  It was revealed to be nothing more
>> than a broken chair leg that had been put back together rather clumsily.
>>   You can make your own if you really wanted to.
>>
>
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