[SOC] W1SOC in FOC Bill Windle QSO Party

[Tom McCulloch]

One good thing to remember about the FOC's....without them there would 
be no SOC's (pretty profound, eh?)

Tom
wb2qdg
SOC # hmmmm I forget

On 9/23/2012 4:38 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> They are often misunderstood.  There are some within FOC who use it as an
> elite but that never has been what FOC is about even though their numbers
> were limited to 500.
>
> But imagine the work mailing 500 newsletters all over the world is in the
> days when you had to go to the printer's and he had to set type, print them
> on a letterpress even an automatic letter press from hot type (cast lead
> type slugs), lick stamps, insert QSL cards from other members - which meant
> you had to sort them all, bring them to the letter box to post them as well
> as write an editorial.
>
> The limit of 500 was only because there is a limit to the amount of work an
> individual can do.
>
> SOC is unlimited in number but we don't have a monthly news-sheet with QSLs
> from fellow SOC's.
>
> My hat is off to former and current FOC secretaries.
>
> 73
> DR
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> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 3:19 PM, BP <n4bp at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> On 9/23/2012 12:20 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>>> Oh, boy collect those "Windle's".
>> Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?
>>> Did you work at least two continents, and one FOC from the UK?  If so
>> they
>>> might want to sponsor you (or not).
>> Worked Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania.
>> Missed Antarctica.  Many FOC from UK are in the log.
>> Not to worry if anyone sponsors me (or not) as I am second class all the
>> way.  You might be surprised what a generally fine bunch of people these
>> are though, almost as nice as the members of this group..
>>
>> --
>> 73,     Bob Patten, N4BP                Plantation, FL
>>
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