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Re: The List
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Barbara Lombardi <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:43:42 -0400
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I remember him well.  There were a few around during that time.  73, --Barb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: The List


> Hank,
>
> Mike Premus was W2OY and was famous for some of his antics back in the 
> 1950s
> and 1960s.
>
> One of his rants was:
> "CQ 75, This is W2OY, No Lid, No Kids, No Space Kadets.  No Phony
> Phonetics, Wet Bottoms or School Bus Riders..."
>
>> There was also something about Class A Operators Only.
>
> Another variation was "CQ CQ CQ. No kids, no lids, no school bus riders or
> space cadets. No kings, no queens, no jacks. This is the NO PHONETICS
> station, W2OY."
>
> I heard that hams in his town got so worked up over his antics, that
> somebody sneaked into his yard one night and drove a pin through his coax.
> Also, rumor was that he died in a fall from his tower.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "hank smith" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:00 PM
> Subject: Re: The List
>
>
>> w2oy?
>> huh?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Walt Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: The List
>>
>>
>>> It seems that Simon is our answer to W2OY.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:20 PM
>>> Subject: The List
>>>
>>>
>>> Nobody can call this list boring.  It reminds me of the good old 75 
>>> meter
>>> side band wars.  Man, I miss those days of jamming, NA SAC of 3815, the
>>> power boys on 38 30, WA9SXJ and crew on 38 03, K9YNG who ran an HT37 and
>>> a
>>> big amp who could operate 38 15 and his splatter could be copied more
>>> than
>>> 100 KHz to either side of his signal.  Man, I wish the bands would warm
>>> up
>>> so we could have some more of that fun.
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> Who refuses to give his bootleg call sign.
>>> K0NX
>>>
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