[SOC] NEW IDEA FOR SOC CONTEST:

[AL7JK John]

Think I'll start right now with the dummy load Tom. Its been two whole
days since the reverse beacon network has heard my signals.
Cant take it any longer, gonna watch my radio at least transmit
into the dummy load.

73
AL7JK

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 7:17 PM, Tom McCulloch <thom2 at att.net> wrote:

> This reminds me of the "transmit into your dummy load" contest we had
> several years back.
>
> Tom WB2QDG
>
> SOC#:   hmmm I forget
>
>
>
> On 8/2/2018 4:09 PM, cptflak at foxinternet.com wrote:
>
>> Gather round ye'gentlemen and cohorts. The idea springs forth of the new,
>> improved, and best contest EVER. '''the CHIRP QSO CONTEST.""
>>
>>    Say, now there is one for the books. A 12 hour period of old rigs
>> hammering away with old keys from whatever time, pounding out the sounds
>> of
>> communication from a bygone era when half the old rigs were not a "9" in
>> the
>> Tone indicator of RST. And when every signal out of the USSR sounded so
>> chirpy you thought your rig was bad because you got a 9 report.
>>
>>    AND THE WINNER: Would be the one who got the most OO reports. ( Of
>> which I
>> have a couple for chirping myself. Thanks to the Johnson Vik II and the
>> sweetheart DX-40, which I dearly love with its VF1 enhancer.)  So much fun
>> nobody should stop using them. If the AM gang can still use their stuff
>> wiping out 20 khz of useable frequency with hetrodynes sounding like so
>> many
>> fat mosquotoes and driving us swat crazy, I see no reason why we old
>> brasspounders can't send out a canary call on occasion.
>>
>>    And OO notices are great in a framed assembly next to the Rag Chewers
>> club
>> certificate, proving we honor the property of "talking to each other." (
>> Which doesn't seem to be in vogue much these days. )
>>
>>     So any feedback on that idea. MAGA, CHIRP, BASEBALL AND APPLE PIE, GOD
>> BLESS THE USA,,""FOREVER.""
>>
>>    Frank, WB7NZI.   ( Hey, I think Chirp sounds Patriotic, don't you? Even
>> International patriotic in Ham lingo )
>>
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