[OKDXA] Origin of "Slim"

[John Geiger]

Sorry for the poor spacing on my phone.   The slims were 8Z0A, S0NY, AND 5T5RE73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: John Geiger <af5cc at fidmail.com> Date: 2/11/23  12:23 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Origin of "Slim" A few slims I have worked:8Z0AS0NY5T5REAnd someone claiming to be 3Y0C but who wasn'tEventually work real ones from all of those except Bouvet73 John AF5CC Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone-------- Original message --------From: genew5le <genew5le at gmail.com> Date: 2/11/23  12:03 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: Jeff Martin <jeffk5we at gmail.com>, Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Origin of "Slim" I recall some time in the early to mid 60's hearing someone signing 1A1A from a newly formed Island being called Ambrosia Island, purportedly off the cosst of Greenland.Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone-------- Original message --------From: Jeff Martin <jeffk5we at gmail.com> Date: 2/11/23  06:22  (GMT-06:00) To: Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net> Subject: [OKDXA] Origin of "Slim" Good Morning OKDXA...Since Pirates have been in the discussion recently, have you ever wondered where the name Slim originated? I found this recently:Origin Of "Slim"   On a date in the mid-1960s, an operator showed up on 20 meters CW, identifying himself as 8X8A, claiming he was located on "Cray Island," an island that had just emerged from the ocean floor following a major undersea volcanic event. The operator said his name was "Slim." Huge pileups endured for a few days, then "Slim" was exposed as a pirate and he disappeared from the bands. Ever since, Pirates have been called "Slim." What made "Slim's" claim even partly credible in the first place was the emergence of Surtsey, an island near Iceland in 1964. Surtsey rose from the floor of the Atlantic as a result of undersea volcanic activity. It was a major news event at the time... So, the legend of "Slim" began...   Slim was a proficient CW man, and world traveler. There was Rangoon Slim and Pyongyang Slim and Tirana Slim from Albania. Who remembers some others? Have you worked Slim?   DX Is!73,Jeff - K5WE______________________________________________________________OKDXA mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/okdxaHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:OKDXA at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html______________________________________________________________OKDXA mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/okdxaHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:OKDXA at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html______________________________________________________________OKDXA mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/okdxaHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:OKDXA at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html