[RTTY] NAQP RTTY

wb2jep at comcast.net wb2jep at comcast.net
Thu Jul 20 13:00:19 EDT 2006


Sorry, Earl. I just can't use Alan. Only the nuns in grade school called me that. Too many bad memories :)

73 
AL WB2JEP

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Earl <n5zm at arrl.net> 

> While we are on names please all you Al's out there please use Alan or 
> Allen. It sure dose mess up WL when you click on AL and it goes to the 
> state location in the entry box. This time I logged an AL in CA and an 
> AL in NJ, had to hand edit the entry window in the middle of a run. I 
> know whine - whine. 
> 
> Also some state abbreviations such as DEL and Indiana spelled out. Isn't 
> there a place in the .ini file to steer these exceptions to the proper 
> abbreviations. 
> 
> Earl N5ZM.. 
> 
> 
> 
> k0bx at arrl.net wrote: 
> 
> >I had to LOL when I saw this remark from Jim. 
> > 
> >Several years ago I used "DRDEMENTO" as a name. Boy, 
> >I think everyone is younger than me. No one except 
> >one guy knew who Dr. Demento was, and every qso I had 
> >to repeat several times the name. 
> > 
> >Then a few years ago (how soon we forget) I used 
> >"JOEY" instead of Joe. 
> > 
> >Now in every RTTY contest there are several guys with 
> >their friends file with K0BX=JOEY calling me. How 
> >long will it be until they get an updated friends 
> >file??? Only the Shadow Knows!! 
> > 
> > 
> >Joe K0BX 
> > 
> >--- Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: 
> > 
> >I learned a valuable lesson this weekend (if you're 
> >not learning, 
> >you're not 
> >growing): 
> > 
> > Don't use a stupid nickname like BigPapi 
> >(apologies to Mr. Ortiz) 
> > I don't remember how many times I had to send it 
> >again. 
> > 
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> > 
> 
> -- 
> Earl F. Smith - N5ZM 
> 
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> White Hall, AR 71612-0065 
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