Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen

Subject: What the hell is WA4009SWL?
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Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen

Interesting that this is the topic of your first post to RRS. It's a shortwave
group ID. Others in this NG use them, but I think I can understand why you
chose to harass me for having one.

Thanks for another snack for my killfile.

Do you own a radio? Can you make a SW-related post? Prove yourself.


Michael Bryant, WA4009SWL
Louisville, KY
R75, S800, RX320, SW77, ICF2010K,
DX398, 7600G, 6800W, RF2200, 7600A,
Degen 1102, Degen 1103, GE SRll,
Pro-2006, Pro-2010, Pro-76
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Subject: What the hell is WA4009SWL?
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Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen

Interesting that this is the topic of your first post to RRS. It's a
shortwave
group ID. Others in this NG use them, but I think I can understand why you
chose to harass me for having one.


Shortwave group ID? My God, this is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.

Imagine the following:

Phone rings,
WA4009SWL answers: WA4009SWL.
Caller: This is IQ0001SWL, WA4009SWL do you copy?
WA4009SWL: Roger.
Caller: Seems like Ma Bell is up and running today.
WA4009SWL: Roger.
Caller: 73's WA4009SWL.
WA4009SWL: 73's IQ0001SWL.

Phone rings again,
WA4009SWL answers: WA4009SWL.
Caller: This is the FCC. You've been sighted tuning shortwave frequencies
with your Freeplay radio. Is this accurate?
WA4009SWL: Roger.
Caller: In that case, can you hold out your shortwave license against the
kitchen window so that our reception inspectors can see it with their
binoculars.
WA4009SWL: Roger.
Caller: Put your underwear on, for heaven's sake!
WA4009SWL: Roger.
Caller: Everything seems to be in order aside from your appearance. You can
proceed with your tuning now. And keep your underwear on, fer chrissakes
man!
WA4009SWL: Roger.
Caller: 73's.
WA4009SWL: 73's.

Phone rings for the third time,
WA4009SWL answers: WA4009SWL.
Caller: This is your mother, stupid.
WA4009SWL: Rog...ehh, hi mom!
Caller: The FCC just called. Put your underwear on, stupid.
WA4009SWL: Yes mom!
Caller: Good bye, stupid!
WA4009SWL: 73's.

What a hoot. Only in America.

Jari Savolainen

"Jari Savolainen" wrote:

Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen


It's one of those *special* callsigns, y'know, like the special PhDs
you can get just by filling out a form and mailing it in. Same deal
-- you fill out a form, mail it in, and you get your call sign.

So when you call someone on your shortwave receiver -- work with me on
this -- you have some way of identifying yourself as a shortwave
listener to the station you have called.

--
Eric F. Richards,
"As with Buchanan, you can ask Keyes what time it is, and the answer will
include a withering indictment of moral depravity and possibly end with his
head igniting. And as with Buchanan, you are never quite sure whether to
stand up and cheer or run for the hills." -- Time magazine, 2/7/2000

-- you fill out a form, mail it in, and you get your call sign.

So when you call someone on your shortwave receiver -- work with me on
this -- you have some way of identifying yourself as a shortwave
listener to the station you have called.

okay, here's the real story. And no, I do not have one of those SWL callsigns.

Many SWL'ers like collecting QSL's from every station they can hear.. Many ham
radio operators like collecting QSL's from every station they can hear.

Ham radio used to be transmitted in AM mode on shortwave, for the most par,
just like shortwave radio stations.. (Now, it's SSB for the most part)

So avid dx'ers who heard ham radio operators wanted QSL's from them also,
besides just broadcast stations.

But most hams wouldn't send a QSL to a SWL, since the SWL's didn't have QSL' s
of their own to give the ham radio operators.

so SWL clubs issuing callsigns to shortwave listeners were born, so that the
shortwave listeners would have their own individual QSL to send to ham radio
operators in exchange for a QSL sent from the hams to the SWL's. (a fair
trade).

A lot of hams then would send their QSL' to SWL's since it was now a fair trade
with the ham radio operator also getting a QSL back that verified the shortwave
listeners heard him/her/them.

(Stereophile22) wrote:


Many SWL'ers like collecting QSL's from every station they can hear.. Many ham
radio operators like collecting QSL's from every station they can hear.
[...]
But most hams wouldn't send a QSL to a SWL, since the SWL's didn't have QSL' s
of their own to give the ham radio operators.
[...]
A lot of hams then would send their QSL' to SWL's since it was now a fair trade
with the ham radio operator also getting a QSL back that verified the shortwave
listeners heard him/her/them.


One does not need a hokey fake callsign to send a QSL. How about the
important stuff: location, signal strength and quality, antenna,
receiver... y'know, similar to what you'd put in a reception report to
a broadcast station.

--
Eric F. Richards,
"This book reads like a headache on paper."
http://www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/readi...one/index.html

Jari Savolainen wrote:
Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen



"Jari"....care to comment on the fact that you are posting through the
same news server in Texas as 'Maragaret Butt" is? What about all the
other sockpuppets you seem to be using? All are coming from the
satx.rr.com server. There is only ONE real, verifiable identity here
using that same server. That is "AL" KA5JGV Aburzynski

Any relation?




mike

"m II" wrote in message
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Jari Savolainen wrote:
Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen



"Jari"....care to comment on the fact that you are posting through
the
same news server in Texas as 'Maragaret Butt" is? What about all the
other sockpuppets you seem to be using? All are coming from the
satx.rr.com server. There is only ONE real, verifiable identity here
using that same server. That is "AL" KA5JGV Aburzynski

Any relation?


Sounds like a menage 'a trois for Jari, Al and Ms. Butt. Those Fins
always know where the action is.

T. Early wrote:

Sounds like a menage 'a trois for Jari, Al and Ms. Butt. Those Fins
always know where the action is.



Yes....and of course those bon vivant French would have to invent words
for it.




mike

T. Early wrote:
"m II" wrote in message
news:fwt2d.18073$yW6.5341@clgrps12...

Jari Savolainen wrote:

Something you get from a box of Rice Crispies?

A mental institution ID?

A redneck playing 007?

Doesn't make any sense to me.

Jari Savolainen



"Jari"....care to comment on the fact that you are posting through

the

same news server in Texas as 'Maragaret Butt" is? What about all the
other sockpuppets you seem to be using? All are coming from the
satx.rr.com server. There is only ONE real, verifiable identity here
using that same server. That is "AL" KA5JGV Aburzynski

Any relation?



Sounds like a menage 'a trois for Jari, Al and Ms. Butt. Those Fins
always know where the action is.




The moron pretending to be Mike Terry is posting through Texas too.


Non-authoritative answer:
65.168.174.24.in-addr.arpa name = cs24174168-65.satx.rr.com.

Authoritative answers can be found from:
168.174.24.in-addr.arpa nameserver = dns-pri-01.texas.rr.com.
168.174.24.in-addr.arpa nameserver = dns-sec-02.texas.rr.com.
dns-pri-01.texas.rr.com internet address = 24.93.40.32
dns-sec-02.texas.rr.com internet address = 24.93.40.33

mike