[SOC] New Member qualifications

[Bob Nielsen]

Bondo!

On Oct 1, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Mike Besemer ((WM4B)) wrote:

> 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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