Shortly before Lucy walked this planet, I was using a Drake TR-4 on
80-meter SSB talking to some of my teeny-bopper friends.  I was using a
modified Simpson 260 multimeter with a piece of wire and diode across
the leads as a jury-rigged RF-sensitive tuning device.  I had the wire
laid over the terminals on the back of my matchbox.  I was using the
coax connector but the balanced antenna connectors were still there.  I
was adjusting the wire when I got across those terminals.  Dilemma:  the
louder I yelled, it being SSB, the more it hurt!  I said a few choice
nasties, all of which went on the air because, of course, I had VOX on
(as did everyone else).  Much amusement at my expense ensued!

73/88!

Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
Amateur Radio: K 7 U I J

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: Hamming bloopers


> I've done things like that, once I left my vox on,  and got sa phone
call
> from a telemarketer,  now, I am far from nice to these people but on
this
> particular day it was 1 I had had enough of so I let them have it,
now I am
> generally not one to use much language that shouldn't be on amateur
radio,
> that day I did and wouldn't you know, the volume was down, a lot of
the
> locals were on ten meters where we usually talk,  all I can say now is
oops.
> They heard everything.  I don't run vox anymore  ever.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reeva Parry" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 4:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Hamming bloopers
>
>
> > Annie! Shame on thee! I can just hear you saying that naughty word
on the
> > air! Remember, I've met you! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEHEEHEEHEE!
> >
> > Love ya,
> > Reeva, K8DMU
> >
> > At 03:10 PM 12/1/01 -0500, Anne K1STM wrote:
> >
> > >Okay.  Here's one for ya.  Many years ago, I had a cup of coffee
near the
> > >rig and the vox on.  Well, I spilled the coffee.  It was in the
morning
> and
> > >anyone who knows me knows how important my morning coffee is or I
am a
> > >grouch!  The coffee proceeded to run under the power supply and
spread
> out
> > >over my desk.  Remember the vox is on and out came an "Oh . . . .
I
> cleaned
> > >up the mess and went back to my qso hoping no one heard but the
chuckles
> and
> > >questions told all!!
> > >
> > >Anne, K1STM
>
>