[SOC] Silly ham talk

[Dan W. Dooley]

Hey folks, I'm looking for some ideas to help me in a project.  As part of
the current upgrade to my ham radio Web site, I'm working on a page dealing
with what I call "silly ham talk."

What I mean by that is the weird and unnecessary jargon we often hear on the
air.  I'm not referring to commonly accepted shortcuts used in speech or
even the non-voice modes, or even technical terminology.  The following are
some examples I already have and I'm looking for more.

The over use of "WE" when we mean "I".  "We're running an Acme Thingamabob
here at 100 KW."  "We need to QRT now."

The use of "personal" for name.  "The personal here is Joe."

The use of "working conditions" when referring to our radio equipment.  "The
working conditions here are a KW-xyz and a Hulabob yagi antenna."

And, The use of "HI" to indicate humor during voice communications.  Often
tacked on to the end of a sentence to emphasize the humor of the statement.
Certainly a useful symbol in non-voice modes such as CW, but it sounds silly
when used with real voice communications.

Anyone else have any ideas for me for the project.  Hey, if I use your idea,
I might even mention you for credit on the page.  How's that for a SOC idea?



Dan W. Dooley  WB5TKA  Bedford, Texas
   e-mail to: dandooley@pipeline.com
   Web site: http://www.qsl.net/wb9tka
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