[SOC] Corn Squeeze'ns

[andrew best]

Beware the Ides of March oh that was yesterday we don't have any sobs in ve
land we're too polite hihi 73 Andrew ve3ria at gmail.com

On Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 9:30 AM Chip W9EBE <w9ebe at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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.)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf
> of Walter - K5EST <walter.k5est at gmail.com>
> 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*
>
>
> <Coordinator....ozarkconcoordinator at gmail.com>
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