[SOC] 2nd or 3rd class

Mon Jul 24 14:46:49 EDT 2017

I did look for my membership number but it just came up with the number for the men with moustaches

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From: John Bell <f5vhc at hotmail.com>
Date: 24/07/2017 19:19 (GMT+00:00)
To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [SOC] 2nd or 3rd class

I think I've been a member for a while now and somebody said I was 823 but
I'm not sure. I see some sign with callsigns but I've forgotten that too.
74/82 = John
823?

On 24 July 2017 at 19:21, Joseph B Cotton <cottonj at gmail.com> wrote:

> John
> Sorry - you didn't make the grade to Second Class Operator.  But wait,
> there is still hope.
>
> But really, did you apply?  I am not part of the administration of the
> club.  I just applied and they gave me a number.
> I think that you might just apply to the club to become a member.
> Or do you subscribe to the notion that "Any club that would have me as a
> member, ...."
>
> Cheers and a very 73
> Joe
>
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 10:43 AM, John Bache G7JMZ <johnpbache at hotmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Well, I'm hoping that I'm a second class operator .... unless I didn't
> > make the grade ?
> >
> >
> > Hopefully no one is on the door checking names :-)
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > John. M3JMZ
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf
> > of John Bell <f5vhc at hotmail.com>
> > Sent: 24 July 2017 13:47
> > To: Second Class Operators' Club
> > Subject: Re: [SOC] ARRL publication no where to be found !
> >
> > Are you sure you're a 2nd class operator?
> > 73 John - forgotten my number
> >
> > On 24 July 2017 at 14:44, Joseph B Cotton <cottonj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This is a great question.  What to do when the band is "dead"?
> > >
> > > I like to operate the NAQCC Sprints.  As many stations as you can work
> > in a
> > > span of two hours.  It is presented as "not a contest" but a friendly
> way
> > > for stations to make contacts.  And so called "dead bands" come alive.
> > >
> > > Suggestion: make any excuse and hold an "event".  Hams like "events"
> for
> > > instance -  contests, QSO parties, and so on.  That is primarily
> because
> > it
> > > is no fun not making contacts.  So hold an event or even a Net.
> > >
> > > Suggestion: check in to a net. You can find the nets organized by
> various
> > > clubs and such, like traffic nets, and so on.
> > >
> > > Suggetion:  If you make a contact, and have a "chat" (I don't
> > particularly
> > > like the term "rag-chew") then every few minutes invite anyone
> listening
> > to
> > > "check-in"  (QNI) to your QSO and include the other station in the
> chat.
> > > You never know if the stations in a chat would want a break in station.
> > nor
> > > if they would want a tail-ender to call after their chat is over. I
> would
> > > rather be invited to the QSO.
> > >
> > > Joe W3TTT
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 1:54 AM, John Bache G7JMZ <
> > johnpbache at hotmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I guess the real litmus test would be operating on the band when it
> is
> > > > jumping.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > John.
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> > > behalf
> > > > of Joe Fischer <aa8ta at fischerhome.org>
> > > > Sent: 23 July 2017 20:46
> > > > To: Second Class Operators' Club
> > > > Subject: Re: [SOC] ARRL publication no where to be found !
> > > >
> > > > Kind of sick operating on a dead band, although I guess it would not
> > feel
> > > > any pain.  Besides that, how would it pay the bill?
> > > >
> > > > Maybe if you operated on a live band, it would not die.
> > > >
> > > > TU es 73 de Joe AA8TA
> > > >
> > > > > On Jul 23, 2017, at 12:16, AL7JK John <al7jk.john at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've been checking the ARRL web site on a frequent
> > > > > basis, but its no longer there. Searching for a copy of
> > > > > " Dead Band Operating Techniques "
> > > > >
> > > > > 73
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