'Tis best to steer well clear of adult Hams that live with their mother.
cheerz, Mike
>Interesting, Rich. I had never heard of this guy before.
>Found this story using google:
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>http://massmurder.zyns.com/patrick_sherrill_04.htm
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>Guess the code test didn't "filter" him out.
>
>73 de Mike, W4EF.......................................................
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "rlm" <r@somis.org>
>To: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>; "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 7:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron AL-1500
>
>
>>
>>
>> >Dave, have you listened to a CW DX pileup lately. As far
>> >as I can tell from listening to all the lid operators who don't
>> >even bother listening to the DX there is near ZERO correlation
>> >between CW proficiency and quality of ham. When I was
>> >in college I knew of a 20 WPM extra who would get high
>> >and jam repeaters for fun. I also remember a couple of 20
>> >WPM extras who spent all of there time in the late 70's
>> >jamming the Triple H net on 40 SSB and playing Pink
>> >Floyd records on 75 meter SSB (the FCC eventually
>> >revoked their licenses). WA4D, isn't that an extra
>> >callsign?
>>
>> *** N5PS was the first dude to "go postal". He killed 14.
>> >
>> >One of my best friends, and the guy who's personal
>> >machine shop keeps our mountaintop Field Day happening
>> >every year is a no-code tech. He is a retired chemical
>> >engineer whose specialty was designing solid propellant
>> >rocket motors for the space program. He helped me
>> >fabricate the custom rotor plate which helps turn our 4
>> >element 40 meter yagi at the local club. Another no-code
>> >tech I know sets up and maintains all of our local club's
>> >linked FM repeater equipment, including the IRLP stuff.
>> >When horseback riding, he traces out his routes with
>> >APRS. He is a software engineer by trade. I could go on.
>> >
>> >Your email to Rick will rank up there in the annals of
>> >rank cheapshots. I find it ironic that in your QRZ.com
>> >bio you talk about the kind elmer's who helped you to learn
>> >CW and get started in ham radio. Too bad they weren't
>> >as forward thinking as you are. They probably put up with
>> >all of your stupid questions and didn't even bother to tell you
>> >what an idiot you were for asking them. Maybe you should
>> >join the ham radio welcome wagon. I hear they are looking
>> >for a few good pompous windbags to scare off newcomers
>> >to the hobby.
>> >
>> >Nice work!
>> >
>> >Mike, W4EF...............................................................
>> >
>> >
>> >From: <Wt8r@aol.com>
>> >To: <shr@medinaec.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Rick--
>> >>
>> >> What does a General class operator intend to do with a modified
>> >> amplifier that runs 4 KW+ input anyway? Judging from the callsign, my
>> >guess is
>> >> that he intends to run it from a 120 VAC wall plug.
>> >>
>> >> Obviously Rick hasn't the foggiest idea of what he is talking
>> >about.
>> >> This is one of the dangers, both to Amateur radio and his person, of
>> >> inexperienced people playing with things they know nothing about.
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps this is some of the great technological treasure trove
>that
>> >> W5YI was talking about bringing into ham radio through his NO-CODE
>> >program.
>> >>
>> >> 73 de
>> >>
>> >> Dave, WT8R
>> >
>> >
>> >
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