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 > >