Steve,
When I knew Al, it was in the mid to late 70s and he had a business selling
and repairing Cb gear and I think he did some commercial 2-way work as well.
He also had a huge tower with a full-size 40 meter beam he used to work
Australia early in the morning. By that time, of course, he had switched to
sideband. His son, Rod, now W3KRQ is still active. Last time I ran into him,
it was on 60 meters.
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Fhonetic Calls With Meaning
> 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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