Thanks for stepping up to the plate and admitting it. You got some
points for that. :-)


LLOYD THE LARDASS LOSER DAVIES wrote:
I'm an inbred alabama hick and I hate CB.


Lloyd Davies N0VFP
Cow Cornholer
Nutsackkk Gobbler
Dumpster Dweller
in Athens, Alabama

wrote in message
oups.com...
Alot of people are telling me that CB is just for inbred hicks and that
I should replace the CB in my truck with a ham radio. What do you
thjink?

A friend of mine and a high school classmate got caught doing the same
thing. Some very creative descriptions of the teachers'
extracurricular activities, until one of the teachers turned out to be
a ham...

Showed them the piece of paper he was copying on :-)

73
Dan
N3OX

Caveat Lector wrote:
During long boring meetings at an Aerospace company, my buddy and I would
send Morse by pencil taps, sharp tap was a dit and a tap-scrape was a dah.
Worked well until a new manager gave his fist talk assuring us nothing would
change - we tapped out BS.

After the meeting, the new manager asked my buddy and I to stay for a moment
after the meeting,

With a smile, he sed Hi guys -- I'm W#XYZ

Real call sign disguised to protect the guilty (;-)

--
CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"kd5sak" wrote in message
et...

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
. com...
clfe wrote:
How do you send a 'dash' by tapping on a pipe? You
apparently could revolutionize prison communications
by providing an answer to that simple question.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

How about a fast double tap on the pipe (or bar) to signify a "dash"? It's
not an elegant solution, but could be made to work. Those guys are
probably not gonna try for 30 characters per minute anyway.

Harold
KD5SAK

wrote:
A friend of mine and a high school classmate got caught doing the same
thing. Some very creative descriptions of the teachers'
extracurricular activities, until one of the teachers turned out to be
a ham...

Passing notes in school is how I first learned the code. Took about two
weeks to memorize all the letters so I didn't need a cheat sheet.
I never got caught though. :/
MK

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:36:21 -0400, "clfe" wrote:


I am of the opinion that a 5 WPM at least - should be kept on as a
requirement - as someday - it may be needed. Think not? Say you're in the
midst of an attack - of terrorism, a war on our homefront OR a large scale
natural disaster, a microphone isn't working or available. You can key the
radio but don't know code - now what? With code, even at 5 WPM - you could
get some very important information to those needing it to help save you -
to them. You could tell them WITH code, what is needed, exact whereabouts,
how many people involved, etc........ Just clicking a mic pin with a wire
won't tell anyone anything and could delay any help or a response big enough
to do much good. In these times with the large scale disasters as we've seen
and attacks - even for any said to be planned, NOW is a good time to WANT to
know code. IT may save you........ It is one of those skills you learn -
just like CPR or whatever - you hope you never have to use, but you're glad
you have it - when you need it.

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

Your priorities are skewed. Since there are only so many hours
allotted to us, what would be a better way to spend your spare time:

1. Learning morse code for the above mike-failure scenario?
2. Stocking up food, water and ammo for the above mike-failure
scenario?

You have been reading too many stories of the valiant radio op on the
Titanic. Ain't gonna happen.

Bill, W6WRT
20 wpm Extra, but realistic about it

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:54:14 -0400, "clfe" wrote:


One other thing........ I cut my teeth on CB back when the FCC was busting
CBers regularly for violations. I then got into Ham and Electronics.

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

Your CB origin is showing. "Ham" is an adjective, not a noun. One does
not "get into ham", one "gets into ham radio".

10-4?

Bill, W6WRT

Bill Turner wrote:
You have been reading too many stories of the valiant radio op on the
Titanic. Ain't gonna happen.

Seems the bullies are not all on SSB after all. Didn't the
Titanic's CW operator bully the California's CW operator to
such an extent that he turned off, turned in, and the rest
is history?
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Bill Turner wrote:
"Ham" is an adjective, not a noun.

Are you a ham? :-)
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Your CB origin is showing. "Ham" is an adjective, not a noun. One does
not "get into ham", one "gets into ham radio".

10-4?

Bill, W6WRT

Gee, Bill. That's mighty specific. But since you brought it up. "Ham"
can be used as a proper noun: "I'm a Ham". Not everyone goes to the
trouble of saying "ham radio operator".

It's also a sandwich.

"Bill Turner" wrote in message
...
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:36:21 -0400, "clfe" wrote:


I am of the opinion that a 5 WPM at least - should be kept on as a
requirement - as someday - it may be needed. Think not? Say you're in the
midst of an attack - of terrorism, a war on our homefront OR a large scale
natural disaster, a microphone isn't working or available. You can key the
radio but don't know code - now what? With code, even at 5 WPM - you could
get some very important information to those needing it to help save you -
to them. You could tell them WITH code, what is needed, exact whereabouts,
how many people involved, etc........ Just clicking a mic pin with a wire
won't tell anyone anything and could delay any help or a response big
enough
to do much good. In these times with the large scale disasters as we've
seen
and attacks - even for any said to be planned, NOW is a good time to WANT
to
know code. IT may save you........ It is one of those skills you learn -
just like CPR or whatever - you hope you never have to use, but you're
glad
you have it - when you need it.

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

Your priorities are skewed. Since there are only so many hours
allotted to us, what would be a better way to spend your spare time:

1. Learning morse code for the above mike-failure scenario?
2. Stocking up food, water and ammo for the above mike-failure
scenario?

You have been reading too many stories of the valiant radio op on the
Titanic. Ain't gonna happen.

Bill, W6WRT
20 wpm Extra, but realistic about it



Not really, but I'm not in a mood to argue about stupid **** - anymore.
Actually, I could care less. My ham days are few and far in between due to
all the ass holes on there ruining it for the rest of us. Maybe you're
right.......... the code really didn't keep the crud off the radios. Hell,
why even have a test at all.

"Bill Turner" wrote in message
...
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:54:14 -0400, "clfe" wrote:


One other thing........ I cut my teeth on CB back when the FCC was busting
CBers regularly for violations. I then got into Ham and Electronics.

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

Your CB origin is showing. "Ham" is an adjective, not a noun. One does
not "get into ham", one "gets into ham radio".

10-4?

Bill, W6WRT


For christ's sakes - a misuse of words - so what........ I'm not an English
Major. If that is all you can find to run off at the mouth about, why
bother?