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.

My grandfather was one of those early HAMs, too.  Started some time in the 1920s.  Talked about building the early radios by winding tuning coils on oatmeal boxes.  Taught code to Army Air Corp radio operators in WW 2. -p 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.

Bogie on your six. On 3/30/2026 12:12 PM, mike wilson wrote: > 42. > >> On 30/03/2026 17:08 BST Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> One two three... >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> 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 pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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 <pentax1941@studio1941.com> 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 pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

Better tell the tail gunner! > On 31 Mar 2026, at 21:14, John Sessoms <sessomsj@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Bogie on your six.