Bet that W6 enjoyed the visit from the friendly sky guys....hi.
Dan/W4NTI
> [Original Message]
> From: K4SB <k4sb@earthlink.net>
> To: <secc@contesting.com>
> Date: 12/31/03 3:06:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [SECC] RE: RTTY
>
> OK, I forgot my own axiom: " The first liar doesn't stand a chance!"
>
> Seriously, it's nice to hear the old memories. I guess I started in
> RTTY in 1967. First
> with a Model 19 ( tape machine & all ) and then what I think was a
> Model 23. The full size deluxe edition. Built the demodulator....an
> ST6?... from QST or somewhere.
>
> Heck, a couple of us even had the machines wired up on 2 meters using
> OUR 'beanie" net
> of 147.5. My best buddy at the time and I kept updates of all the
> countries we needed with each other, and we would send those back and
> forth. I think in those days we had to id at the end of each
> transmission, and I even built a "diode matrix" id er from QST.
> Took a long time to get that matrix right, but it was finally sending
> K4SB, so wired it into the FM input of the rig. Also wired it to a
> timer circuit, and set it so it would ID about every 8 minutes. Didn't
> matter if the machine was sending RTTY or not it just broke in.
>
> Just like now, no need to listen to audio, so it was turned all the
> way down.
>
> Only problem is the blooming "matrix" blew a diode and Lord only knows
> what I was sending. Our "friends" were nice enough to send me a nice
> little "pink" slip asking what the hell was going on. About that time,
> I turned the volume up, told the thing to "id" and "garbage in,
> garbage out" became a new saying.
>
> Only one of those I have ever gotten.
>
> Finally sold the thing to so W6 in LAX. Somehow he convinced me to
> ship it with his only paying 50% of the $$. Next thing I knew he was
> complaining about everything and refusing to send the rest of the
> money, and demanding $ if I wanted it shipped back. Poor fellow
> didn't know that "buddy" of mine worked for Delta. So, a couple of
> their ramp rats dropped by his house and said "Money or the machine".
> Wound up taking the machine which was in perfect order. Those guys put
> it on a DC8 or something, and the next thing I know Bob wants to know
> what the hell to do with it. Pardon me if I omit what I said.
>
> Happy new year guys ( and dolls ), it's sure nice to have a bunch of
> friends like you.
>
> 73
> Ed
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