[SOC] Corn Squeeze'ns

[Chip W9EBE]

Walter, I share your concerns about SOBs.  At least your SOB has fancier features than mine.  I don't think I paid quite $200.00 smackeroos for mine, though.  I really don't need the "Where You're At" feature since I've always gone by the saying: "No matter where you go, there you are."  So I'm always there.  Wherever that is.

And I can lament the lack of a hose connection for Morse devices on those things.  When I need to send code over the SOB, I just whistle.  Funny how a "CQ" whistle-style not only attracts the attention of fellow SOB "operators," but also any dogs within earshot of said SOBs.  "QRZ the Woof?"

Thanks for the chuckle, OM.


73 es ZUT,


Chip  W9EBE   .    .

SOC #1053 (I think.)




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Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 1:10 AM
To: Second Class Operators' Club
Subject: [SOC] Corn Squeeze'ns

Well now I have a little radio.....some call a SOB (shack on a belt) and it
also has a do-dad that tells me where I be at.......well I paid $200 bucks
to have a thing tell me where I am AT.......sheesh! It oughta have a deal
that can read my mind (the clean thoughts anyway) and talk to whoever is on
the other end of the QSO.

This thing, SOB, don't even have a hose connect to use my straight key or
Bug. It also don't do that FT8 deal, guess cuz their ain't no keyboard. I
miss RTTY and wonder where it ran off to?

Ham Radio is just not movin forward but now sideways.......yup, very soon
newbies can just jump in the IntroNet and get their Ham license. Now, ain't
that where that CB thing went sideways?

Maybe it's time to clean the contacts on the Spark transmitter so the sun
will not bother my transmissions :-)

Yuppers, I be duly approved to the SOC by them computer clouds and the
secret Secretary some time back and my numbers.....can't remembers!

Walter Dufrain - K5EST - Coordinator OzarkCon 2019
 *An ARRL approved Specialty Operating Convention*


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