[SOC] New Member qualifications

[Mike Besemer (WM4B)]

Don't forget RTV.  Or, as we called it in the Air Force, nutplate-in-a-tube.

Mike
WM4B


> -----Original Message-----
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Rich Jones
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:44 PM
> To: Second Class Operators' Club
> Subject: Re: [SOC] New Member qualifications
> 
> 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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