February 26th 05, 01:17 AM
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Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
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bb wrote:
wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote on Feb 22 2005 9:58 am
Buy a rig, an antenna, and pay some people to put it up.
Presumably the
only requirement is to know how to read, talk and mash the PTT
button.
"Mash" the push-to-talk button? That means those
owners have to know where to get the PTT control
fixed! :-)
Yep, he said "mash," but must have been mistaken when he said they
would know how to read.
You see, people that use a microphone are clods. They would never
"depress" the ptt button, nor would they "press down" on it. They
are
of low intelligence and barely human, and only know how to "mash"
said
button. If no one is looking, they may actually step on the
microphone
with bare, dirty feet and yell into it.
People who use a telegraph key are genteel. They know how to
properly
close the contacts, form a character, and move on. They do so
with
their pinkie finger extended, and have no dirt under their nails.
For it is written.
People around my area say "mash" as in referring to "pressing"
something I
say it too at times. In general it is said in contesxt such as "Hey
Bob,
mash that light switch will ya?
I'll quite saying mash if it offends all of you that much.
- Mike KB3EIA -
(who does mash his PTT when he works SSB)
A real "communicator" will say 'key the mike', or 'key the
circuit'.
Dan/W4NTI
Sorry, but real "communicators" refer to "key" when they load an
encryption code.
BOL, bb
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