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[AMPS] Whither the 807?

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Subject: [AMPS] Whither the 807?
From: smidtca@sprint.ca (Carl Smidt)
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:55:05 -0400
At least we OT's call them 807's in NB.
Carl,  VE9OV

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From: owner-amps@contesting.com [mailto:owner-amps@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Alek Petkovic
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 3:24 AM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [AMPS] Whither the 807?



We call them 807's downunder.

Alek, VK6APK


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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