[CQ-Contest] Out of band during SS and other violations

[Barry]

Didn't Dave work for the FCC? Maybe that's just folklore...

Regarding the stamps, Ron, sorry to burst your bubble, but old stamps 
are actually available at a DISCOUNT!  There are dealers (for 
example, http://www.hgitner.com/postage.html) that sell them anywhere 
from 2-10% below face value, depending on quantity bought.  The odd 
denominations are viewed as a nuisance by businesses.  BTW, the NJDXA 
has used them for years on 2-land buro shipment.  It was always kinda 
neat to get a buro envelope like that (back in the days when I got 
individual envelopes rather than boxes of cards sent via UPS, hi)
73,
Barry W2UP


On 17 Nov 2003 Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote:

> Ah yes, Popkin grams.  Anyone (in the US, of course) who strays within
> 5 kHz of a band edge during a contest is in danger of receiving one of
> the more unusual OO notices in existance.  I wonder sometimes how many
> he makes up in advance; must have a stack for each frequency he
> monitors...
> 
> But what's he going to do when he runs out of envelopes from his old
> business and circa-1969-75 era mint US postage stamps?  (Wonder how
> many stamp collectors would scream if they knew what he was using on
> his envelopes... what did he do, buy out his local post office of all
> their old stock?)
> 
> 73, ron wn3vaw
> 
> "People hear what they want to hear,
> And Disregard the Rest..."
> "The Boxer," Simon & Garfunkel, 1970
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:27:45 -0500
> From: "Chuck" <k3ft at erols.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Out of band during SS and other violations
> 
> The mails will begin delivering POPKIN-GRAMS!
> 
> I would bet that Dave had to buy a new rubber stamp for these two
> SweepStakes!
> 
> :-)
> 
> K3FT
> 
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
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