I got to looking at the calendar, and it's only a couple months until
Dayton!

Now that we are getting close, I wanted to get an idea of people that
thought they might be able to make the first rrap get together.

Heck, I might be able to put up some web pages on it if we can get some
people to show up!

- Mike KB3EIA -

From: Mike Coslo
Date: 3/22/2004 8:22 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

I got to looking at the calendar, and it's only a couple months until
Dayton!

Now that we are getting close, I wanted to get an idea of people that
thought they might be able to make the first rrap get together.

Heck, I might be able to put up some web pages on it if we can get some

people to show up!

I'm game!

I'll even buy Lennie the first THREE rounds if he makes it! (That's money
I can spend elsewhere!)

73

Steve, K4YZ

Bert Craig wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...


L wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...


I got to looking at the calendar, and it's only a couple months until
Dayton!

Now that we are getting close, I wanted to get an idea of people that
thought they might be able to make the first rrap get together.

Heck, I might be able to put up some web pages on it if we can get some
people to show up!

- Mike KB3EIA -




Good Idea! You could call it a gathering of Phil & His Freaks,
all five of you, a real Freak Show.

So you're coming too?

- Mike KB3EIA -


Sounds kewl to me, Mike. On a slightly different vein, how about the
resurrection of the r.r.a.p net? 7037 kHz, if I remember correctly. Not a
ragchew, mind you, but just a simple weekly QNI.

73 de Bert
WA2SI



Seems okay to me, though I might put people to sleep with my CW (or else
keep 'em awake laughing!

- mike KB3EIA -

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...
Bert Craig wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...


L wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...


I got to looking at the calendar, and it's only a couple months until
Dayton!

Now that we are getting close, I wanted to get an idea of people that
thought they might be able to make the first rrap get together.

Heck, I might be able to put up some web pages on it if we can get
some
people to show up!

- Mike KB3EIA -




Good Idea! You could call it a gathering of Phil & His Freaks,
all five of you, a real Freak Show.

So you're coming too?

- Mike KB3EIA -


Sounds kewl to me, Mike. On a slightly different vein, how about the
resurrection of the r.r.a.p net? 7037 kHz, if I remember correctly. Not
a
ragchew, mind you, but just a simple weekly QNI.

73 de Bert
WA2SI



Seems okay to me, though I might put people to sleep with my CW (or else
keep 'em awake laughing!

- mike KB3EIA -

That's ok, you've got a comic partner in me, Mike. Besides, if there's
anything I've learned on the CW bands...it's that nobody seems to laugh at
anybody's code. Quite the contrary, they all just want to help put a newbie
at ease.

I happened upon a station that was working a contest one morning and I
figured "what the heck, I'll give 'em a call. (Mind you that I had no idea
he was working a "test" as it was 4 AM and the band was still empty.) Well,
when I realized and expressed concern about wasting his valuable contesting
time just to say hi, he replied (nice and slowly) "always time to welcome a
newcomer."

73 de Bert
WA2SI

BTW, I'm halfway through toward my WAS...with 5 Watts, amazing!

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

Seems okay to me, though I might put people to sleep with my CW (or else
keep 'em awake laughing!


Don't even worry about it. I often choke in my sending.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"Dee D. Flint" wrote ...

Don't even worry about it. I often choke in my sending.
________________________________________________

Dee,

I worked a FISTS member the other day at about 25wpm, then got a tailender
who was working at around 10 wpm. At the end of the QSO, she thanked me for
the QRS. To be honest, I wasn't even thinking about it. We always slow
down and match the speed of the sender -- It's called courtesy. I've had
the speed demons do it for me as well.

Arnie -
KT4ST

"Arnie Macy" wrote in message
...
"Dee D. Flint" wrote ...

Don't even worry about it. I often choke in my sending.
________________________________________________

Dee,

I worked a FISTS member the other day at about 25wpm, then got a tailender
who was working at around 10 wpm. At the end of the QSO, she thanked me
for
the QRS. To be honest, I wasn't even thinking about it. We always slow
down and match the speed of the sender -- It's called courtesy. I've had
the speed demons do it for me as well.

Arnie -
KT4ST

It's not the speed that's a problem. It's nerves. I worry I might make too
many mistakes and then I get to where I can't send even though I'm fine off
the air.

Contests are OK because the exchange is short. Even if I blow one, well
I've time to recover before I hunt for the next one. Got some rare DX that
way.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE
(and also a FISTS member)

"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
...

It's not the speed that's a problem. It's nerves. I worry I might make
too
many mistakes and then I get to where I can't send even though I'm fine
off
the air.

Contests are OK because the exchange is short. Even if I blow one, well
I've time to recover before I hunt for the next one. Got some rare DX
that
way.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE
(and also a FISTS member)

Hello, Dee

There have been more than a few times I'd send error ... then a pause ...
the a few wide spaced double dits ... and then send "I can't spell for
beans" ... some more dits ... and then continue LOL. That used to pose an
occasional problem when I got into a fairly high speed cw qso. Once at 40
or more, I didn't have time to try and fish an easier synonym out of my
brain box and really fowl up

All part of the fun. They never built a spell checker into the paddles

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA



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