[Amps] What is SOC ? and Tokyo amps

[Charles Harpole]

Yes, Virginia, there really is a "Second Class Operators Club" which also has a reflector.  A person on AMPS, here, apparently got his shorts in a snit, thinking humor had totally departed this world.  The "SOC" is a satire on the FOC, and the SOC mostly exchanges funny stories and jokes on their reflector.
 
The 20,000 attendee Ham Fair last weekend in Tokyo had only three amplifiers for sale.... Two used Henry table top models and one FL-2100 B (wanted $500. for the latter one).  But many many nice used transceivers and absolutely no computer stuff for sale.
 
73,

Charles Harpole k4vud at hotmail.com