[CQ-Contest] RTTY Reflections

[Dick-w0raa]

How well I remember W2OY (W 2 Old Yeller) calling CQ.  "No lids, no kids, no 
space cadets."  And he was the biggest lid of all.

Dick
W0RAA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Vernacchia" <n6ki73 at gmail.com>
To: <Paul at prohomeinspector.net>
Cc: "Dennis OConnor" <ad4hk2004 at yahoo.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RTTY Reflections


> The W2OY Ditty
>
> I think it went
>
> Cq Cq Cq
>
> No Dubble U As, No Dubble U Bees
> No Lids, No Kids, No Space Kadets,...... PLEASE !
>
> 73, Dennis N6KI
> ( ex WB6LGI 1964 NNJ )
>
>
> On Jan 9, 2008 8:18 AM, Professional Home Inspections <
> Paul at prohomeinspector.net> wrote:
>
>> OK Dennis,
>>
>>  You are showing your AGE.
>>
>> SPACE CADETS _ VERSION 1
>> CQ CQ CQ - No Lids, No Kids, No Space Cadets -- "Attributed to the late
>> W2OY, Mike, back in the late 40's on 75 meters when it was a Class "A"
>> only
>> band.
>> Mike was known around the northeast for this everytime he called CQ."
>> >From Bob Wilder, W4RHW
>>
>> SPACE CADETS - VERSION 2
>> If you didn't hear W2OY, you missed a one-of-a-kind. Actually, he said,
>> "CQ
>> CQ CQ. No kids, no lids, no school bus riders or space cadets. No kings,
>> no
>> queens, no jacks. This is the NO PHONETICS station, W2OY." I heard that
>> hams
>> in his town got so worked up over his antics, that somebody sneaked into
>> his
>> yard one night and drove a pin through his coax, but I have no way of
>> knowing whether this story is true. -- From Bill, NG3O
>>
>> He was still doing that back in '63 when I got licensed as WB2ITU and he
>> would not talk to me, as I was a SPACE CADET (High School Freshman). I
>> would
>> call him, and he would go into his rant and rave. It was cool, all of us
>> young hams would call him just to hear him go OFF!! I know someone in
>> Buffalo still has an audio recording of his CQ, maybe I can find out at
>> this
>> Friday's WNYDXA meeting.
>>
>> Yes the story was true about the pins in the coax. At least that is what 
>> I
>> was told back then.
>>
>> Paul K2DB
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dennis OConnor [mailto:ad4hk2004 at yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:49 PM
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] RTTY Reflections
>>
>> I was on 20M CW Sunday
>> afternoon. I sent my exchange, and was shocked when the other op
>> replied by going on a rant, complete with profanity, on how I was
>> wasting his time and mine by signing the /5.
>>
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>> ****
>>
>>  I love it when i get some whack job like that... I would immediately 
>> slow
>> waaay down, then send,
>>  "Pse correct my call   AS  DE k8do  / qrp / 11 / mm / am / no kids no
>> lids
>> no space cadets   AS   Got THAT  QRL? QLID AR"
>>  But then I'm known to love frequency fights, first timers going 3 wpm, 
>> 10
>> year old kids with mike fright, etc. so maybe I'm not normal?
>>
>>  ...
>>
>>
>> denny / k8do
>>
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