[SOC] VA3SIE Joins SOC...

[Kevin Rock]

You can actually send an 8?  I normally just send "E I G H T" and hope I  
get that right!

I have trouble remembering any CW characters.  Most especially so while I  
am NCS of a CW net!
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS

P.S. Duct tape is better for detuning one's antennas.  You can also rig it  
into a climbing harness.
    KJR



> -----Original Message-----
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Martin (VA3SIE)
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 4:57 PM
> To: Second Class Operators
> Subject: [SOC] VA3SIE Joins SOC...
>
> Hi,
>
> As the guest book is not available, here is what I would have written :)
>
> ----
> Hailing as I do from the Great White North, the 'EH?' theme of SOC
> resonates with me!
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eh#Canada
>
> Operating pedestrian mobile, bonus dits and dahs spot my morse, and my
> speeling is awful, particularly for long words.  The expressions, SRI
> HR QLF, AGN?, SRI MORSE SUX, etc. appear with alarming regularity in
> my QSOs.
>
> Looks like this is the group for me!
>
> Took me a while to realize that folks were sending "SO LID HW CPY?"
> and not "SOLID HW COPY?" :)
> ---
>
> PS.
>
> Has anyone ever made an 'You may be an SOC if:' thing?...
>
> ... you used more than 2 rolls of scotch tape when you put up your 40m
> beam.
>
> ... your morse improves after a glass of beer.
>
> ... you framed and mounted your last OO report.
>
> ... you got QSL cards from SWLs on 10m, 20m and 40m for your last 80m
> QSO.
>
> ... you send RST 488 reports to contest stations just for the fun of
> it, spelling out the 8s.
>
> ...  you can't remember the morse for a comma, so you just insert a
> random collection of about 5 dashes and dots between your city and
> state, hoping you'll get it right some of the time.
>
> ... you had components left over last time you built a QRP kit, but
> the rig seems to work FB so whatever...
>
> Too funny!
>
> 71-75 or thereabouts,
> Martin.
> VA3SIE.