Lou,
I hesitated to say Al's call because I couldn't remember the prefix, but
W3KRQ is who I meant. I never talked to him (or any of the others) because
I was a Novice and didn't have phone privileges, but I dreamed of the day
when I could. Ironically, by the time I got my General in 1973, those guys
were gone, and so was most of the AM activity.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 21:19
Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
> Steve,
>
> I remember hearing Roger on 75 with guys like Bill, W3DUQ and Harry,
> W3FDY.
> He'd come on with that desk KW at 300 watts and often someone would ask
> him
> to power it up so he'd say "stand by," cut the carrier and then come back
> on
> with the full gallon. Springfield was a Philly suburb so wasn't far from
> me
> and when he'd hit that plate switch, as you say, all the noise
> disappeared.
>
> I don't know Morris but suspect Al was W3KRQ who lived here in
> Northcentral
> PA. al is gone now as many of those guys are but his son is a ham and has
> taken his dad's call. Lou WA3MIX
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 9:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
>
>
>> Lou,
>>
>> Roger had an unbelievably good signal up in Connecticut. He'd come on,
>> and
>> the band would go completely quiet. It was like listening to a local
>> broadcast station. He used to hang around with a bunch of guys that
>> gathered on 40 meters around 5:00 in the afternoon. Among them was W3SCB
>> (Morris) and a guy named Al, whose call ended in KRQ.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 19:14
>> Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
>>
>>
>>> Yep, I was an SWL then too and I remember him, Steve. That was Roger and
>>> he
>>> had a Johnson desk KW. another one of those guys was Bob, W3 tiny pink
>>> elephants in Westchester Pa. Having my own call sign was certainly part
>>> of
>>> the incentive for me to finally get my ticket.
>>> Lou Kolb
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:00 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
>>>
>>>
>>>> Lou,
>>>>
>>>> When I first started listening to the ham bands, there was a guy from
>>>> Springfield, PA who called himself "3 empty beer mugs."
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 18:02
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>
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