Ahh, but when you are a kid with a bunch of kids and there have been
a bunch of cold ones involved . . . .
PatAt 10:31 PM 5/24/2013, you wrote:
>That's a cool story Pat, gotta love it. I have heard stories on
>Newsline where a ham got in serious trouble for somehow hooking
>up 2 different fast food places so one got the others orders and
>vis-versa. Pretty funny, but not only do you violate ham reg's,
>I'm sure you violate all kinds of Department of Commerce and God
>knows what other reg's when you do stuff like that. 73, Jim
>WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:18 -0500
>Subject: Re: Drake Tr-4
>
>Jim,
>Had a friend with an Elmac AF67 - on ten meters we could order
>hamburgers from a drive-in we often stopped at! The counter guys
>thought it was great. And another sit down restaurant had a juke
>box
>that responded to ten meter A M audio in a wonderful way. First
>guy
>in would drop a dime and not choose a song and we would place our
>orders and come in! Probably not altogether legal but there were
>usually enough beers to dim the outline of the law!
>Had another friend with an Elmac - spent lots of time tuning his
>160
>meter base loaded antenna. We push started that damned old
>Pontiac
>many times!! Couldn't let the car idle while you tuned, it would
>overheat! Lots of fun and learning back in the day!
>pat, K9JAUAt 07:49 PM 5/24/2013, you wrote:
>It was a new bug for those days. Your email reminded me that at
>one point we were in a small town parked near a bank and I keyed
>up the rig only to have the outdoor alarm sound off. Don't know
>if it was coincidental or not, but we didn't stick around to find
>out, just departed the area, nice and slow! I also remember the
>rig causing my grandparents garage door to go up and down when I
>keyed up. Wow, the things this list can bring back to mind are
>amazing! Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:30 -0500
>Subject: Re: Drake Tr-4
>
>And if that was an older six volt bug, headlights would go off
>when
>you would key down!
>Pat, K9JAUAt 06:51 PM 5/24/2013, you wrote:
>Mobile with a tr4 in a bug!!! Their isn't room for your feet
>with out a tr4
>on the floor. Now that's dedication!!!
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