[SCCC] "Hot" E-Bay item

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

What are those?  Some kind of over sized CD's?    (hi hi, that is what one 
of my daughters once asked upon seeing a record for the first time a few 
years ago.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art - W6KY" <w6ky at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Jim Price" <jnprice at pacbell.net>
Cc: <sddxcnews at yahoogroups.com>; <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SCCC] "Hot" E-Bay item


> Nostalgia:
> Back in 1957, my best friend's dad was a chief in the Navy and got us a
> set of these. After a lot
> of tears (14 yrs old), throwing things, I passed the Novice test at
> about 9WPM..  I used 40 and
> 15 meter CW to get to the required 13 WPM...  I used a portable wind up
> 78 RPM Victrola
> and sat out on the North 40 to learn the code... I know the eBay records
> aren't mine because
> Paul (KN0TPY) and myself (KN0OQA) threw them in the river after we
> passed the test 50
> years ago.      73, Art    W6KY
>
>
>
>
> Jim Price wrote:
>>  Guys and Gals - please check out this E-Bay item # 320144673604.  What's
>> for sale here are twenty-four 78 RPM records from the US Navy, dated 
>> 1956,
>> that are a Morse Code class.  Dennis, N6KI, found them, and I've listed 
>> them
>> since I have an EBay account.
>>
>> I realize this is kinda like spotting myself on the DX PacketCluster, but
>> HERE'S THE DEAL:
>> Bid on these records, and I'll deliver them to the So Calif DX Bash at
>> K6GO's place on August 26!!  Or, if you're not coming personally, surely
>> someone who is can deliver them to you!
>>
>> This is truly a one-of-a-kind item.  PSE BID!  Tnx, 73 - Jim, K6ZH
>>
>> This link might work directly:
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
>> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320144673604&ssPage
>> Name=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011>
>> &rd=1&item=320144673604&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011
>>
>>
>>
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