Melba Mac can sure Backpedal!

I was not surprised, but I was disappointed, to hear Melba Mac w7lw, night before last, backpedal on prior statements on air regarding the 'bird humor' with Bill the Troll n6ayj.

I was suprised because I wasn't sure just how much of a 'loop worshiper' Melba Mac was; now we know!

He was not 'groveling', exactly, but he did want to make sure artie w6obb, 'knew the whole story'. He even reposted the picture of the 'bird' on HamCams for a few minutes again, so artie could view it first hand.

Jeeze, the whole story, such as it is, can be heard on the audio clip!

With his usual 'could care less' attitude (understandable in this instance), artie just said something about people 'twisting' the facts. How can one 'twist' an audio clip (well, sans editing, of course)???

Unfortuntately, I was not recording - too much static! But the original, unedited, audio clip remains on the site.

These 'loop worshipers' are really something else! Wish I could understand the mentallity.

Grain of Truth???

I'd seen the picture first, while wandering around HamCams for a few minutes to see if anything NEW has been posted, and wondered about it myself.

Then later that same evening, I just happened to be listening when Billie the Troll - n6ayj, asked Melba Mac - w7lw, about the significance of the baby bird picture Mac had posted to Hamcams. ("Birds of a feather", these two HAMS are not! For one thing, Melba Mac w7lw, is a human being.)

The resulting conversation (tit for tat!) was great, I laughed all the way through it. I have no doubts that this specific clip will become a classic...

BUT, is there perhaps a small grain of truth in Melba Mac's w7lw on air (and on HamCams) 'humor' about baby birds, about the HAMS of 3.840, about how the HAMS cater to artie w6obb??? Of course there was!

Was Melba Mac saying with 'humor' what he was, in actuality, feeling??? Or had observed???

Listen to it yourself and make up your own mind.

Imitation and Flattery

That old axiom may be true. And I certainly think that Trish Ray, k4obb is trying to 'copy' 3840HamFans, but I am not flattered!

For one thing, why does she have to 'depend' on everyone else for ideas: her call, her web site (NOT k4obb - which is a spoof hosted by 3840HamFans), even her antenna? Can she not come up with some original ideas of her own???

If not, then I sure wish Trish k4obb would learn how to build a decent looking web site!

Her site is such a conglomeration of redundant stuff, including programs she wants you to download in order to see/hear things, that it's a real pain. Then there's the mis-mash of colors, styles, fonts, outdated graphics and bad placement, that it's almost embarrassing to view.

If I were any of the 3840 Hams, I don't think I'd be promoting this disaster of a site!

New Blog Format!

Ye old blog template got corrupted. It was getting VERY difficult to post new messages, became a real hassle!

Since it was more difficult to 'repair' the old template than it was to switch to a new one, I switched!

I don't think we lost any features, but if we did, or if you find any 'glitches', please let me know at Hamfans@cox.net

Thanks!

The Day After Tomorrow

From this week's TV Guide (Cox Edition 7/17 - 7/23/05):

Global warming triggers an ice age in this disaster flick staring Dennis Quaid. Spectacular effects prop up a cheesy script.

Uhhh, did artie write that 'cheesy' script???

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ki4dvf to k4obb to k4ze

Trish is changing her vanity call once more, this time to k4ze. And, it would seem, she has already purchased k4ze.com, or so she told Big Ben. Indeed, if you click on www.k4ze.com you currently end up at www.HamCams.com

Now you might wonder why this .com thing is so important to Trish, as she now has www. patriciaray.net, a perfectly acceptable site where she can post her ‘odes’ and ‘cow’ items. (However, she must be feeling ‘one step behind’ as someone even beat her to the punch with patriciaray.com, but it’s for sale at $495. Jeeze, bet the owner of k4oob.com would sell it to her for less than the owner of patriciaray.com is asking!)

Trish must still own ki4dvf, that web site now whisks you away to arties audio stream on s-meter. Wouldn’t you think she’d direct it towards HER own site? And what about all the music that was on that site, where is it now? (Trish has learned to ‘point’!)

But I digress. It seems that Trish also told Big Ben that she HAS to change her vanity call again because she wasn’t able to obtain k4obb.com. Right. Why don’t ya just tell ‘em Trish, that changing your mind IS a woman’s prerogative and let it go at that. It might even go over better.

Trish also stated on air, again to Big Ben, that w6obb.com was available. I think not…

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Clarity, artie, clarity!

While I'm extremely grateful for the Sangean ATS 505 that Robolon, ke7bbx, sent me, over two years ago, and STILL use it at times when conditions are favorable (it doesn't filter noise at all, which is why Sangean quit making it). I also reported on the 'Robo Loop' functions, as requested, for several months after I received it. (Still would if Robolon wanted...)

It was NOT a Sangean 909 as ARTIE keeps insisting, (go listen to the clip!) and Robo doesn't seem inclined to correct artie, probably because it isn't important to him. TWO local HAMS have seen the radio & can attest that it is a Sangean ATS 505. Wonder if artie would like a notarized affidavit from them? Though it was such a wonderful gift, from a very gracious Robolon, I never would have accepted it had I known that artie was going to hold it over my head for years!!!
Why doesn't artie start sending out radios to folks that need them? Then he WOULD have something to talk about!

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Trish k4obb, has learned how to SUCK UP big time!

Well, I can't believe it, and YOU won't either!!!

It took till now for me to get off the floor where I was laughing hysterically, to get to the keyboard to write this GRUDGE.

Although it's composition is not credited to anyone; 'name of author withheld by request', since it IS on Trish's, k4obb, page, I have to assume that SHE is the author...

I won't EVEN go into the poetics of the 'poem' other than to give the definition of "ODE: A lyric poem of some length, usually of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanzaic structure." This info is EASILY available, you'd have thought she'd have at least checked this out first. Sigh. An 'ode' this tripe is not...

Now I can understand anyone getting fully involved in their hobby, especially if they are new to it. I can even understand looking up to others in the hobby; those that have helped them, gotten them involved, etc. "Ode to w6obb's receiver" goes far beyond.

Surely does look like Trish, k4obb, has completed the initiation rights required to join the 'cult of the loop'. She's obviously not only learned CW, but the needed 'suck up to artie' talents...

Heaven help us, I can only hope she doesn't really believe all that crap!!!

Go read "Ode to w6obb's receiver", then post a comment to this article!

(btw, and check out k4obb too!)

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