[CW] CW Forever

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

George was an odd stick - like many CW operators but found he was a good CW 
man.

You can see the Marconi Gold medal he received here:
http://www.vwoa.org/images/marconimedal.jpg

He should have counted his blessings rather than started learing how to make 
fountain pen bombs.

Personally, I'd never use relinquish one of my old Sheaffers or Parker pens 
to put acid into.  They're meant stickly for signing QSL cards and signing 
log books - I keep my log with a typewriter, but sign it with a pen, doesn't 
everyone?

I found a great new ink that I use to copy CW fast - it is really black, 
dark, forgery proof (super-permanent) and waterproof.

There is also a version that will write at the North and South Poles - and 
is the only thing that will write there except a pencil.  Polar Ink - freeze 
proof and lubricated.  That variety writes as fast a greased pig escaping 
from the Hormel canned ham factory during CQ WW DX CW weekend.

Maybe the inventor will invent a CW variety?

www.noodlersink.com

73

DR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N5DWI (ex-K5HOQ)" <n5dwi at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <CW at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] CW Forever


David,

I have to take exception to this !

The George Rodgers episode should not and does not reflect on
your old profession or on Morse itself.

This type of psychotic and murderous behavior does not reflect on
the profession of the psychotic, but only on the person himself.

There exist types such as this in all walks of life.  It's true that the
crimes are worse in their effects when the occupation happens to
be one in which public safety and responsibility is involved, such
as Radio Operator, Fireman, Policeman, etc.

But their actions cannot and must not be allowed to be a reflection
on such honorable professions.

Assigning guilt by association is also an evil, don't you think ?

It's time to stop beating up on yourself for merely being in the
same profession as this scumbag !!!

That's the way it looks from here,
vy 73 de john


David J. Ring, Jr. wrote:

>If I had thought about WA1TBY when the other post about "Joe" came across
>the reflector, I would have posted it first instead of remarking about that
>scum, George Rodgers who brought shame and dishonor to CW.
>
>George posed as the "Hero" of the "Morrow Castle" fire in the 1930s, 
>sending
>out an SOS while the deck of the radio room was so hot his feet would burn
>from the fire underneath if placed there.  Later, after he tried to kill a
>Detective who was a former Radio Officer who befriended him, it was obvious
>to most that George was the arsonist who was responsible for the fire on 
>the
>ship and for other "suspicious" fires that followed him around.
>
>George - like myself - was awarded the "Marconi Gold Medal" - for work on
>the SOS, but George dishonnored CW and profession greatly.
>
>

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