[SOC] Bill Windle QSO Party

[Richard Hill]

Neal, almost.  We have the ability to recognize that the dark powers of propagation exist, but we think they are magic and only beleave that others have the ability to summon them up.  I think that is what the FOC does.  Or is it the FCC?  Or perhaps KFC, WFC or NFC?  Oh dang!  Now I'm confused.

NU6T
Rich

-----Original Message-----
>From: Neal Enault <wire2k at prodigy.net>
>Sent: Jun 6, 2007 7:52 AM
>To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [SOC] Bill Windle QSO Party
>
>Bob,
>   
>  I thought we were the Secret class Operator's Club.  After all, we have a secret hand shake, arcane rituals, and the ability to summon up the dark powers of propagation.  We do, don't we?  Ok, I will defer to the Director of Critical Mass.
>   
>  Neal WA6OCP, SOC # DCXXV
>   
>  Now, where did I leave my book of spells?
>
>Bob Patten <n4bp at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>  Ian C. Purdie wrote:
>> Back a long time ago some of the clowns among us realised we could
>> never, ever join their ranks. Unkind folks would even talk about "their
>> uppity closed shop" and mumble all sorts of unkind comments [even in
>> writing!], then again our good friend Bob Patten is a member so they
>> can't be all that bad.
>First, I am NOT a member of FOC, but I have many friends who are.
>Agree they are a "closed shop", but very few are "uppity".
>Several member of FOC are also members of SOC - those with a good sense 
>of humor.
>> 
>> Anyhoo, as one consequence, we scoured among all the dregs of the
>> International AR community, the absolute bottom of the barrel types AND;
>Disagree strongly that we (SOC) are bottom of the barrel. We have many 
>members who would easily meet FOC criteria, but their selection process 
>is quite complicated. The difference is that anyone who applies, 
>qualifies for SOC.
>
>Our goal should NOT be to run down FOC.
>I like to think that we are like Hertz Car Rental, "Since we are second, 
>we try harder". That should be our main goal.
>> 
>> True story. Where is our founding father?
>I started SOC as a joke, never thinking that it would catch on as it did.
>Like FOC, we have a very find membership - but not limited in numbers or 
>requiring nomination by other members.
>
>
>-- 
>73, Bob Patten, N4BP Plantation, FL
>
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