[SOC] W1SOC in FOC Bill Windle QSO Party

[David J.J. Ring Jr.]

And remember SOC is just CFO without the high code speed.

CFO is "Chicken Feed Operators" - founded by Jim Ricks, W9TO.

They give certificates!

73
David N1EA


On 09/23/2012 06:15 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>> E-Mail :   n4bp at arrl.net                Website: 
>>> http://www.qsl.net/n4bp
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