Title: Timtron quits AM Post by: k4kyv on April 01, 2011, 02:16:32 PM While monitoring 75 last night, I heard Tim make his last AM transmission. He said he was sick and tired of battling the slopbuckets, ice storms, snow up to his ass, rig crap-outs, and stumbling about in a fog the next day after playing too much late night radio. He says he is looking forward to living out the remainder of his declining years with Marcie in a comfortable little suburban ranch house in a sub-division development at the edge of town in Portland. He has found a buyer for HLR mountain, and figures he will get enough money for it to purchase the house they have already spotted for sale, and with the current economic situation making it a buyer's market he decided to clinch the deal. He is getting the new house for a good price, and the purchaser of his old property is making a once-in-a-lifetime offer he can't refuse.
He may not give up ham radio entirely, he says. He is considering purchasing a Flex or some other kind of SDR, or else an FT-1000D, and believes he will have room enough to put up a G5RV, if he can convince the HOA to grant him permission. To make a clean-cut impression, he has cut his hair and shaved, and now sports a crew-cut with no facial hair except a small, pencil-thin moustache. He mentioned that he might still get on AM occasionally, but plans to work mostly SSB and maybe a little PSK. So I say farewell, OM; it's been real and maybe our paths will cross on the air again once you get your new station running and I happen to be tuning across 75 with the BFO on. I'll be monitoring 3892 and 3878, and maybe I'll catch you on the Marconi Net. :'( Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W7TFO on April 01, 2011, 02:19:15 PM April fool on us! ;)
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: WA3VJB on April 01, 2011, 03:34:19 PM Bah !
TimTron would never accept indoor plumbing. I knew it was bogus real fast. Quote a comfortable little suburban ranch house in a sub-division development Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: WD8BIL on April 01, 2011, 03:45:07 PM Nice try, Don.
Creative but no dice. Paul is right. Without the pissbucket he'd be lost! Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KF1Z on April 01, 2011, 03:58:30 PM Bah ! TimTron would never accept indoor plumbing. I knew it was bogus real fast. Quote a comfortable little suburban ranch house in a sub-division development What gave it away? The TITLE ? ;D Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KL7OF on April 01, 2011, 03:59:20 PM Haircut??? That put me over the edge
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W1RKW on April 01, 2011, 04:46:22 PM Thanks Don. That made a big grin. 4/1/11 to you too.
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: K1JJ on April 01, 2011, 05:00:29 PM Heheheh.... I like the crewcut and pencil-thin mustache. Indeed.
Was just on 75M with Tron. Brent read him the April Fool's script. He got a good laugh while on his SBE swinging wildly in the wind. All is still normal at HLR Mountain on April 1st. T Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W2VW on April 01, 2011, 05:31:02 PM All is still norml at HLR Mountain on April 1st. T http://norml.org/ Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W2NBC on April 01, 2011, 06:42:46 PM Don,
Thank you so much for your post. It is amazing that Tim has moved so fast after last night's last AM transmission.. FlexTron? http://www.dealamerica.com/flextron.jpg with a heavy heart, Jeff W2NBC Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: The Slab Bacon on April 01, 2011, 07:13:35 PM Don, Thank you so much for your post. It is amazing that Tim has moved so fast after last night's last AM transmission.. FlexTron? http://www.dealamerica.com/flextron.jpg with a heavy heart, Jeff W2NBC come on, Jeff. That is the worst looking photoshop I've seen yet............................ Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KX5JT on April 01, 2011, 09:04:24 PM Don, Thank you so much for your post. It is amazing that Tim has moved so fast after last night's last AM transmission.. FlexTron? http://www.dealamerica.com/flextron.jpg with a heavy heart, Jeff W2NBC come on, Jeff. That is the worst looking photoshop I've seen yet............................ Ya gotta give him props for the effort! :) Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W3SLK on April 01, 2011, 09:05:37 PM Tom said:
Quote Heheheh.... I like the crewcut and pencil-thin mustache "......♫a two-tone Ricky Ricardo jacket and an autographed picture of Andy Devine♫" Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: K1JJ on April 01, 2011, 10:41:03 PM Oh MY!!! Are you on narcotics?
Pretty funny stuff, Jeff. T Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KA0HCP on April 01, 2011, 11:36:49 PM That's hilarious Jeff!
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W1JS on April 01, 2011, 11:39:55 PM ::) :o ::) :o
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: DMOD on April 02, 2011, 01:21:17 AM That was good Don.
Quote I'll be monitoring 3892 and 3878, and maybe I'll catch you on the Marconi Net. I dunno, Fred would really get bent out of shape if that famous BURP was heard on HIS net. Phil - AC0OB Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KA2DZT on April 02, 2011, 05:32:09 AM Had me fooled, I thought it was for real until I read the later posts.
Don, you're a pretty good story teller. What other fairy tales have you been telling us all these years?? Fred Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W1IA on April 02, 2011, 09:50:54 AM Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: WA1GFZ on April 02, 2011, 09:57:31 AM I wonder if there would be some sort of a chain reaction if someone sent Tim a 455kHz. Softrock powered by a wall wart. He does have a computer.
Smith House living space doubled after big yard flea market, XYL in shock. Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: K1DEU on April 02, 2011, 12:34:06 PM Apparently I'm missing a lot without SWL ability. Yes nothing like Spring Time In New England Near a mountain top. One never knows If they can slide down hill through the muck and if they could ever return to the top before May or June.
If one could we would live on the mountain top in summer and become a valley person in the winter to be able to travel in and out without MUCK issues. Cabin Fever is not good when MUCKED in for several months. 73 GL Tim & Marcie Snow uppa de ass is one thing but Snow and MUCK uppa derere is not neat Me thinks the subject line is "Timtron quits MUCK" or icy, snowy, mud Now Don, not the macroni noodle net. You do know Freddy Freihoffer has a nut shortage ! Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KD0HUX on April 02, 2011, 07:09:45 PM ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;WHAT WOULD 75m OR ALL OF AM WITH OUT THE TRON ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: WU2D on April 03, 2011, 07:00:35 AM Perfect Don - people have been talking about this for days now and it even came up on the Military net yesterday. Tim is always out there listening. I can put up the weakest and worst mobile signal from the shortest and most inefficient antenna ever conceived at 2 PM in the afternoon testing in the driveway, and he will suddenly appear on frequency.
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: K1DEU on April 03, 2011, 10:24:58 AM We would all be bored to death !
Left with all the formal people who are afraid to say and act human with a open mike. Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: k3zrf on April 03, 2011, 10:27:32 AM Yep you are right about that....I like real folks opposed to 'sears' folks
We would all be bored to death ! Left with all the formal people who are afraid to say and act human with a open mike. Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: W3SLK on April 03, 2011, 11:32:19 AM Dave said:
Quote I like real folks opposed to 'sears' folks Is that like a real poncho or a Sears poncho?? ;) Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: k3zrf on April 04, 2011, 06:31:50 AM Ya!
Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: KB2WIG on April 04, 2011, 02:16:32 PM "Is that like a real poncho or a Sears poncho?? ;)'
I think its real. Title: Re: Timtron quits AM Post by: Steve - K4HX on April 04, 2011, 10:22:06 PM There's two kinds of people in this world: Those with guns and those who dig .... you dig. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
"Is that like a real poncho or a Sears poncho?? ;)' I think its real. |