[SADXA] Slim?

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

Origin Of Slim From Dave VE2ZP



The origin of the term SLIM is, I believe, as follows: On a date I cannot recall in the mid-1960s, an operator showed up on
20m 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 (I think) 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. I never heard any of this at the time as I was four years old and not yet a
ham.  I read the reports in QSTs and 73 Magazine of the time.

> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 17:06:35 -0700
> From: ke7dx at marketemporium.com
> To: sadxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [SADXA] Slim?
> 
> Sorry for the noob question, West, but what is a "slim"?
> 
> 73,
> 
> +Gary Keck, KE7DX
> Chairman, Catalina Radio Club
> Arizona QSO Party Coordinator
> ARRL HF WAS Award Manager
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