Phil,

That's one reason I still have it after almost 45 years.

Quite a while ago, I was tempted to apply for W3MX, an awesome call by any 
standards. But WA3MIX is such a part of me that I dragged my feet and when 
you snooze, you lose. But I haven't lost any sleep over it.
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning


> Lou,
>
> That's another area of call signs; those that spell real words.  I tried
> collecting word calls years ago and working anyone whose call in fact
> spelled a real word.  I'm surprised the ARRL doesn't have a certificate 
> for
> that as they do for other achievements.  You got a good one from the jump.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 4:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
>
>
>> Some from this area include:
>>
>> Kicked by 3 old mules and I like girls. And I'm in a group every week 
>> with
>> K2 fuzzy wuzzy. mine is a bit tough because of the X but at least it
>> spells
>> a word. And an especially appropriate word for a broadcaster. No one
>> believes me but it was original issue and not a vanity call.  lou  WA3MIX
>> Lou Kolb
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 4:46 PM
>> Subject: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
>>
>>
>>> You will have to slow down reading this message and you might have to
>>> spell
>>> a few by individual letters to get the idea.  I remember how hard we all
>>> used to work back in the day, as they say, trying to find phonetics that
>>> had
>>> meaning.  For example, I was WA0ORO and friends called me Old Rotten
>>> oranges, old rotten operator, onion rings only, I used Oranges Radishes,
>>> and
>>> onions, and a few others.  A friend was old dead horse,, another was
>>> dirty
>>> hams underwear, he was my Elmore, hot Quaker Oats, I tickle women, old
>>> yellow toilet, slippery yellow banana, wild blue yonder, old rotten
>>> apples,
>>> April may and June, hop skip and a jump, mighty quick microphone, 
>>> Maximum
>>> Quality maintained, who helped me study electronics and explain things I
>>> couldn't understand at 15 related to studying for the advance and extra
>>> so
>>> he was an Elmer, too, loud mouth amateur, onions with jellow, old milk
>>> bottle,Sweet Hawaiian oranges, a two letter call a friend has I call him
>>> Corn Radio CR, Another friend used to be two left feet, and here are a
>>> couple you have to stop and think about for a second or two, pennies,
>>> nickels and dimes, PND, and another was Ones, nines, and eights or
>>> WA0ONE.
>>> Nine pound hammer, two gun Louie, A CW buddy of mine I call Curly Moe 
>>> and
>>> Larry so I call him Curly for short but he won't let anybody else call
>>> him
>>> that; not even for a nick name.  I have a friend who used to be NF0Z and
>>> he
>>> would sometimes identify as 9 5 0 0 and screw everybody up thinking he
>>> was
>>> a
>>> CB operator on the wrong frequency.  Don't pay cash is a friend here in
>>> Denver, Howard's pig farm, he's passed away long ago now, hot water
>>> pipes,
>>> Horses hind end, and many others that will likely come to mind.  Of
>>> course,
>>> as always, there are a few I can't repeat.  Want to add to the list?
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> K0NX
>>