Re: [Elecraft] Re: "Cans" and KPH (was something else unrelated)

2006-04-07 Thread Phil Kane
On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:16:10 -0700, Fred Jensen wrote: >The MRHS at Ron's link recently received a coastal marine license (KSM - >first one issued in over 20 years or so), and can generally be found on >Saturday afternoons (2000Z - 2400Z) running their wheel on 6474 Kcs. >The also sometimes activa

[Elecraft] Re Cans and KPH (was something else unrelated)

2006-04-07 Thread Fred Jensen
There was a typo in my KSM/KPH post: My brain knew that they activate the station on Sunday, but my fingers ran amok and typed Saturday. Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Fred wrote: > K6KPH DE QLB KSM 6474 QSA 5/KPH 426 QSA 4 K > > Fred, you are sounding like a Ham contester!! I am a contester. N

RE: [Elecraft] Re: "Cans" and KPH (was something else unrelated)

2006-04-07 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Fred wrote: K6KPH DE QLB KSM 6474 QSA 5/KPH 426 QSA 4 K -- Fred, you are sounding like a Ham contester!! For those who don't recognize QSA and QLB, QSA is the commercial radio operators signal report (instead of the RST Hams use). I think it's far preferable since it assumes a decent t

[Elecraft] Re: "Cans" and KPH (was something else unrelated)

2006-04-07 Thread Fred Jensen
I was taught to keep the cans forward while working at a coastal marine station during my senior year in HS (age 16). I thought then it was so the op who was assigned to train me could more easily box me on the side of my head when I made a mistake (which would be whenever I touched the mill o