[SOC] New Member qualifications

[Rich Jones]

Curt, you left out a very important "fixit" item......JB Weld. I buy it by the case and has saved the day more times than I care to mention. Rich K8UV

--- On Thu, 10/1/09, Curt Steger <csteger515 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Curt Steger <csteger515 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [SOC] New Member qualifications
To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 1:05 PM


Rich - I hold on to the old "rigs." One never knows when you will have to
repair a newer "rig." You also need to keep several rolls of duct tape on
hand to assist with the repairs.

Now when the cat used it for a litter box, I found adding dirt, or cat
litter improved the quality of the soil the antenna wad is mounted near/on.

As for the beverage, Guinness works well, but the bottle attenuates the
signal more than I prefer. I found a case of (insert favorite beverage) in
cans works best. As you empty the cans, use the roll of duct tape to connect
them. One side benefit is, the cans can also be used for transmit.

73 de NA7CS

Curt

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Rich Jones <michjonezee at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Curt - Excellent for sure, made my day.  However it sounds like you are
> speaking from experience.  Do you recycle your rigs down at the recycle
> dumpster when the ink starts to fade and the cat has found a home inside one
> of them?  They say aluminum is getting a fair price on the recycle market,
> don't toss out that old wad of antenna. As for that beverage....from earlier
> posts, Guinness will also increast that rigs DB output! 73 Rich K8UV
>
> --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Curt Steger <csteger515 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Curt Steger <csteger515 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [SOC] New Member qualifications
> To: "Bill Bailey, KG4NZR" <kg4nzr at cfl.rr.com>, "Second Class Operators'
> Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 4:50 PM
>
>
> Get a cardboard box, size doesn't matter. Ddraw knobs, dials and a meter on
> the front with a magic marker. This can be your radio. If you prefer boat
> anchors like me, then a refrigerator box would do. If, on the other hand
> you
> are into the newer SDR rigs (which should disqualify you as a SOC) then a
> small USPS mailer will do.
>
> Your antenna can be just a wad of aluminum foil.
>
> Once you have completed the above monumental tasks, you can pour your
> favorite beverage (drink, NOT antenna), kick back and enjoy the amateur
> radio hobby.
>
> 73 de NA7CS
>
> Curt
>
>
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