[SOC] Fwd: AW: SOC Membership

[Keith]

Hi all, he is a CWops member too good for us!

Keith g0hkc 
CWA Advisor 


> On 5 May 2018, at 14:51, Walter - K5EST <walter.k5est at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Whooooooa!!!! I gotta see the Hairspray can antenna working. Guess ya gots
> to be fast CW befores the hair goop runs outta the can :-)
> 
> .....SOC # 99.9...maybe.....
> Walter Dufrain - K5EST
> ...........QRP UP..........
> http://www.4sqrp.com/
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> <Coordinator....ozarkconcoordinator at gmail.com>
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> <Coordinator....ozarkconcoordinator at gmail.com>
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>> On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 4:02 AM, SOC HQ <soc at qsl.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> This one has been received two days ago, sent to the Secretary Office but I
>> guess it will be of no harm sharing it with the whole SOC mob.
>> 
>> Enjoy!
>> 
>> 
>> Subject : AW: SOC Membership
>> Date : Thu, 3 May 2018 05:04:03 +0000
>> 
>> Hi unknown (I hope we are on first name terms here)
>> 
>> I never thought that I would be accepted for membership, I would like to
>> thank everyone associated with SOC. And I would like to thank my family, my
>> friends, my mom at home, and my dad who I hope is watching somewhere. I
>> would like to say thank you. Thank you very much.
>> 
>> (not a dry eye in the house)
>> 
>> Introduction:
>> 
>> I am 63 years old, born in the United Kingdom but live since 1976 in
>> Germany, I have been trying to learn the Morse code language the wrong way
>> (I still hear "Dog Did It" for D and "Ich Liebe Dich" for L) for about 10
>> years, I then took the CW academy course and have improved with their help,
>> I got my license in 1986, I am not contester but will give away some points
>> if needed, 15 WPM is the speed I am comfortable with but still have
>> difficulty head copying, instant recognition of the letters has always been
>> my problem and I listen to all letters and numbers every day on the train
>> to work and back at 30 WPM.
>> 
>> I am and always will be a QRPer and a straight key guy and enjoy portable
>> ops when the weather in not too cold, I also enjoy building and using
>> unusual antenna, I once made a dipole from wool soaked in brine for 30m and
>> had some contact on WSPR with 200mW with this setup in our attic and also
>> had a lot of success with the Hairspray can ant and homebuilt TRX kit (The
>> Fivehead) running 1.5 watts (SSB)
>> 
>> I am mostly on the WARC bands with my FT 817 and also a keen kit builder
>> such as Pixie 40m, QCX 5w TRX 60m, TxRx ensemble, MKARS 80, The Fivehead
>> 40m, rockmiteII 20m and some test equipment.
>> 
>> I hope this will do as an introduction.
>> 
>> Vy 73 Colin DD5CF / G1ZOS SOC#1176
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 73/72!
>> The unknown SOC Secretary
>> http://www.qsl.net/soc
>> 
>> Competence is tolerated, but not encouraged I demand the right to make a
>> fool of myself in any way I see fit
>> 
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