From: Jamie on 5 Jan 2010 20:15 bz wrote: > Jamie <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote in > news:E0b_m.43810$_b5.35961(a)newsfe22.iad: > > >>Nice vanity call you have there Mr. N5BZ.. > > > Thanks! Former call was WA5DQP. > My 'sine' has been 'bz' (my initials) since my first contacts as WN5DQP/0. > > >> For some reason I have a vision of seeing you on slow scan? > > > Sorry, no. Played with tty many years ago. A bit of playing with packet > stuff. Occasional FM and SSB. > > CW is my favorite mode. > > 73 > ah, CW, 30 WPM myself! :) I can send faster!
From: bz on 10 Jan 2010 19:41 zekfrivo(a)zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote in news:hhvjl2$ebi$3(a)usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu: > In article <Xns9CF6D2D6E73C4WQAHBGMXSZHVspammote(a)130.39.198.139>, bz > <bz+ser(a)ch100-5.chem.lsu.edu> wrote: >>Jamie <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote in >>news:E0b_m.43810$_b5.35961(a)newsfe22.iad: >> >>> Nice vanity call you have there Mr. N5BZ.. >> >>Thanks! Former call was WA5DQP. >>My 'sine' has been 'bz' (my initials) since my first contacts as >>WN5DQP/0. >> >>> For some reason I have a vision of seeing you on slow scan? >> >>Sorry, no. Played with tty many years ago. A bit of playing with packet >>stuff. Occasional FM and SSB. >> >>CW is my favorite mode. >> >>73 > > > I was just tapping out you call sign. Its been a while since I did that. > A really long while for the straight key. > I remembering trying to tap code while I was in the Army barracks > with a temporary setup. I was using two pieces of wire ! That was > 40 years ago. > > Seems my hand goes balistic on your letters. I need some practice > though. It was a lot easier doing mine. N6GS. > Try tapping out 'BENS BEST BENT WIRE' followed by the 'shave and a hair cut' rhythm. It has a cool beat. -- bz 73 de N5BZ k please pardon my infinite ignorance, the set-of-things-I-do-not-know is an infinite set.
From: GregS on 12 Jan 2010 09:05
In article <Xns9CFCBE35A619EWQAHBGMXSZHVspammote(a)130.39.198.139>, bz <bz+ser(a)ch100-5.chem.lsu.edu> wrote: >zekfrivo(a)zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote in >news:hhvjl2$ebi$3(a)usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu: > >> In article <Xns9CF6D2D6E73C4WQAHBGMXSZHVspammote(a)130.39.198.139>, bz >> <bz+ser(a)ch100-5.chem.lsu.edu> wrote: >>>Jamie <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote in >>>news:E0b_m.43810$_b5.35961(a)newsfe22.iad: >>> >>>> Nice vanity call you have there Mr. N5BZ.. >>> >>>Thanks! Former call was WA5DQP. >>>My 'sine' has been 'bz' (my initials) since my first contacts as >>>WN5DQP/0. >>> >>>> For some reason I have a vision of seeing you on slow scan? >>> >>>Sorry, no. Played with tty many years ago. A bit of playing with packet >>>stuff. Occasional FM and SSB. >>> >>>CW is my favorite mode. >>> >>>73 >> >> >> I was just tapping out you call sign. Its been a while since I did that. >> A really long while for the straight key. >> I remembering trying to tap code while I was in the Army barracks >> with a temporary setup. I was using two pieces of wire ! That was >> 40 years ago. >> >> Seems my hand goes balistic on your letters. I need some practice >> though. It was a lot easier doing mine. N6GS. >> > >Try tapping out 'BENS BEST BENT WIRE' followed by the 'shave and a hair >cut' rhythm. It has a cool beat. Oh this could go on and on !! |