[Elecraft] Need another name for K2OOL -/ K2 Dump and Save

Fri Mar 28 12:45:07 2003

Well, we've all heard of "from A to Z". Or "A to Z" or "A2Z" short form. So for K2, then it's "K2Z"?  Cute. And short.

73, Guy.

> 
> From: "Tony Wells" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/03/28 Fri PM 12:32:02 EST
> CC: "Elecraft" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need another name for K2OOL -/ K2 Dump and Save
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Thanks for all your comments. Lots of people seem to like K2OOLS, but it
> doesn't just, well, feel right.
> 
> I even solicited my family on a name for this and got:
> 
> From my Partner - "Why don't you do something useful, like repairing the
> garage door, and don't forget it's Mothers Day this Sunday."
> From my 6-year old - "Barbie"
> From my 14 month old daughter - "Bok Bok Splish Splash" (that means time for
> bottle and bath in our house)
> 
> Well, I thought BokBok was a great name for something, but unfortunately had
> no "K2" in it. In desperation I  also mulled over Bok2Bok and Bak2Bak, but,
> well, they seemed a bit over-pretentious.
> 
> Still in desperation I wondered about "Kato"  - the pugnacious valet out of
> the Pink Panther movies.
> 
> In the end, I'm inclined towards  "K2Z" because......its. easy to type. 8-)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tony
> M3CJF
> G7IGG
> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: "Tony Wells" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Elecraft" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need another name for K2OOL -/ K2 Dump and Save
> 
> 
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Tony Wells wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry folks,
> > >
> > > I' appreciate your input again. Someone (I've lost the email so
> apologies to
> > > whoever it was that told me) has pointed out that K2OOL is actually a
> ham
> > > callsign!!
> >
> > Just make it plural.  K2ools.
> >
> > 73 de John - K4WTF
> >
> >
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73, Guy
K2AV