Figured only word downunder was Foster's
Merv k9FD
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>We call them 807's downunder.
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>Alek, VK6APK
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>At 11:44 PM 31-10-99 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>I have a question that would seem to fit no other mailing list (other than
>>perhaps the homebrew email list, but not the one associated with ham
radio).
>> Ages ago in a land far, far away (OK, only a few hundred miles), we used
>>to tip an 807 from time to time. The hams where I work claim to have
never
>>heard the term '807' used as reference to a sudsy barley-based beverage
(OK,
>>I have ruled out most mass-market American beers by that statement, but I
>>stand by it - if it's got lots of rice in it, it ain't beer). Rich
>>sometimes refers to "suds" on here meaning "power", but as far as I can
>>tell, that term is used only by the CB crowd for that purpose. I assumed
>>that's where Rich got it from, too. But it does not seem to be related to
>>the earlier '807' term. Anybody have a clue about when or why '807' got
>>dropped? Was it about the time 807s, 1625s and the like were no longer
>>found in typical ham gear? I have to admit, stopping by the local pub for
>>an MRF454 does not have the same appeal...
>>
>>FF
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