[SOC] New Member qualifications

[Curt Steger]

The forgot the extra compunent to Bondo.. Chicken wire.. What would Bondo be
without a chicken wire base.

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Bob Nielsen <n7xy at clearwire.net> wrote:

> 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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