[SOC] no more OO's

Thu Aug 2 14:42:33 EDT 2018

Wow, Tony.  All I can say is, "Yikes!"

I had a similar situation as a new ham back in Atlantic Iowa as WAØLPK. The
story as told to me by my Mom...

 One day a neighbor knocked on the front door and started railing at my
mother that I was interfering with her TV.  Really obnoxious.  My Mom was
cool.  She smiled at the person and motioned for her to come in.  She took
the person down the stairs (split entry) and into my ham shack.  As they
viewed my empty chair and ham shack, my Mom said, "He's not home."  The
complainer sheepishly left.

I did get an OO notice myself up here in Anchorage back in the late 70s
when I had my wife (KL7NY) on an HT in the shack and I was on the tower.
We did not ID at all.  Oops.  It was a good reminder and I have never
failed since to ID properly.

73, Jim, AL7FS
SOC#003

Jim Larsen
1-907-223-3548

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Tony Gard <tgard71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In 36 years of being licensed, I recieved one OO notice (about 1988) for
> operating in the extra portion of the 80 meter band while holding an
> advanced ticket. The problem with the notice was that I was in California
> the day the "violation" occurred and all of my equipment had been in
> storage at my parents home in Virginia for about two years. I contacted the
> OO over what I knew to be a mistake and his response was that I was lying,
> he knew he heard me, and that he doesn't make mistakes. He then hung up on
> me, leaving me with a lasting negative impression of the OO system. I am
> sure that this jerk of an OO was the exception but my belief in the system
> was permanently tarnished.
>
> Sent by my android devise.
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018, 13:58 Joe Pontek Sr <v31jp1957 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I was an OO as well as holding other appointments and became an SCM,
> > predecessor to today's SM.
> >
> > As an OO, I set out notices to help someone who may not have known they
> > had a problem.  That was
> > in the days of some pretty obnoxious and obscene operating on 75
> > meters.  Those operators knew
> > what they were doing, so it would do no good to waste he time and money
> > to send them an OO report.
> > I often received thank you notes from operators, even requesting help to
> > solve a problem which I
> > gave, particularly as I was in the technical profession and might be
> > able guide them.
> >
> > I was in no way a Radio Cop.  I believe some operators are so
> > embarrassed, they think they have to
> > strike out to redeem the character.  I think I got two such responses
> > during my tenure.  These, I
> > responded in a kind manner explaining, I was trying to help and
> > informing them what I observed
> > in the case that they were not aware of the problem.  I wished them well
> > and told them I meant
> > no ill will.
> >
> > I have over my 61 years of operating received two or three OO reports.
> > Only one did I question,
> > but still investigated with help from fellow operators.  I suspected the
> > OO in that case had a blanker
> > in his receiver turned on and caused him to hear key clicks that were
> > not there.  I had acquired a
> > used FT-990 and one friend told me about hearing key clicks from it.  I
> > promptly did some searches
> > and found Tom's, W8JI, had a cure.  I installed the mods and we checked.
> > Problem solved!
> >
> > With most of today's modern radios, such problems are much less common,
> > but....
> >
> > 73, Joe, K8JP - V31JP
> >
> >
> > On 8/2/2018 12:07 AM, Jim Larsen wrote:
> > > A second opinion:
> > > If I had a chirp on my signal and did not know about it, I would
> > appreciate
> > > the OO notice.  Notices are only advisory and intended to help. That
> > said,
> > > I am sure some OOs went too far at times (I am pretty sure they did).
> In
> > > general, I do not consider OO notices useless.
> > >
> > > My two cents worth.
> > >
> > > Jim, AL7FS
> > > Alaska Section Manager-ARRL, 2008-2015
> > > SOC #003
> > >
> > > Jim Larsen
> > > 1-907-223-3548
> > >
> > > . Os the same way someone making sure our second harmonic is not too
> > high,
> > >> which we might not know, and our chirp level (which we do know, thank
> > you)
> > >>
> > --
> > Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Martin & Sidney Pontek
> > 175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
> > Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
> > U.S.A.
> > or
> > P.O. Box 280, Dangriga, Stann Creek District
> > (Hopkins Village) Belize
> >
> > 903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
> > 903-884-5990 (Skype telephone number, Belize & TX)
> > Also, K8JP, member FOC-1743, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, SKCC-3171T,
> > NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10
> > 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
> > Facebook: Joe Pontek
> > Skype: v31joepalooka
> > I am looking for Vibroplex Model X, Double lever and prefer basket cases
> > to restore.
> > LotW
> >
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