I once knew Morse code, but after decades of disuse my knowledge has faded.
On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 1:43 AM Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: > dah dit dah dit dah dah dit dah > > On 3/30/2026 4:07 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Ah thanks. I had meant to make a five by five joke, but hit send > > prematurely. > > > > I never did get my ticket. My grampa, who was a member of the Society > > of Wireless Pioneers, would help me practice my code, but when I got > > home from visits, I couldn't get my parents to help me practice to get > > up to 5 wpm. On the other hand, one of my first "words" was CQ. > > > > On 2026-03-30 13:27, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Am 30.03.26 um 19:57 schrieb Larry Colen: > >>> 30 over 9 has me absolutely flummoxed, and even my google fu fails me. > >> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_meter > >> > >> That's what a radio amateur tells you when when you ask him for a > >> signal report and your signal is quite strong. > >> > >> Ralf, DL9KCG > > > > -- > If you are being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

