I'm probably as guilty of that as anyone, and I do try when I think of 
it.  Realisticly, that is a battle you'll never win.  BTW, the 990 does 
finally solve that problem,  The pitch doesn't change.  Seems stupid 
that it does on other radios.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Wed, 25 Dec 2013, Jim Shaffer wrote:

> At this point, I'd like to make a suggestion.  Could folks please change the
> email subject when the subject changes?  We get a lot of emails from this
> list, and I'd like to be able to trust the subject to describe what's in the
> emails.
> Thanks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Butch Bussen
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 8:45 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate
>
> Yep, that is for sure.  Keeping things in the proper Christmas spirit,
> there is a cute little chip monk thing on one of my wierd Christmas cds
> followed by a song called "chip munks roasting on an open fire"
>
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Wed,
> 25 Dec 2013, Lou Kolb wrote:
>
>> Indeed, John.  In fact, David Seville did all the chipmunk voices.  They
>> are
>> exactly doubled, as I discovered when I slowed my old talking book machine
>> down to 16 and 2 thirds rpm with a chipmunks album on it.  Dave's speaking
>> voice was nearly impossible to understand but he sang Simon, Theodore and
>> Alvin in perfect 3-part harmony.  At 16, It was easy to tell it was him
>> doing the singing.  He got a lot of milage out of that chipmunk idea.
>> Lou Kolb
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 9:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate
>>
>>
>>> Wasn't the way that whole thing was started when Dave sped up his own
>>> voice
>>> for a song he did in the 50's?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 9:31 AM
>>> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate
>>>
>>>
>>>> Good way of putting it, Howard.
>>>>
>>>> I still remember when I was a kid, and one day, I played a Chipmunks
>>>> Christmas song from a 45 RPM record at 33 RPM, and suddenly figured out
>>>> that
>>>> the Chipmunks were really men whose voices were just sped up to play the
>>>> part.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how many kids I told that to, after it was discovered, but
>>>> to
>>>> this day, I sometimes feel a bit guilty about how many children's
>>>> ilusions
>>>> I
>>>> shattered.  (smile)
>>>>
>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 3:39 AM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate
>>>>
>>>> Yes it is.  Silly engineers.
>>>> Its like an old record player.  Remember playing the 33's on 45, or say
>>>> even
>>>> earlier, the 45's on 78?
>>>>
>>>>
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