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Los Angeles: SM, Phineas J. Icenbice, Jr., W6BF

Propagation has been very good at times especially on 20 meters. One very nice gentleman called CQ and repeated the following several times "oh two bad", "oh two bad", this was followed by," well I am not really bad, I am a Lutheran minister in Finland". He had an outstanding signal and a great sense of humor. Give him a call when you hear him.

At the TRW swap meet last week an active ham from the Pasadena area asked me why my column was so short lately. I told him that HQ must have done some editing. As you know, HQ always reduces the print size so that only younger hams can read it! He said OH! So goes life in the big city.

Spud, K6KH, our LAACARC officer and guru has fabricated a great letter to all Clubs in this area. It seems that Clubs change officers too often and the new ones don't get indoctrinated to the important thing in Club life; like attending the LA Council meetings. This Council sponsors Conventions in the area and has money to help do other very good things for the Amateur Radio cause. Spud's letter should be answered by sending a representative to the LA Council meetings.

Many conversations on the bands ask about the price of gasoline. One radio station in Texas said that gas was $1.18/gallon; the Los Angeles price was $1.78/gallon. On 15 meters the band was almost dead except for 9K1GS, I gave him a call and he said hi Phineas. He gave me a 5/7 and I gave him the same, but I forgot to ask him the price of gasoline. Some one popped in and said that gasoline was probably free if you have a limousine. In Washington, DC our paid politicians get a free driver and staff of publicists too. Another station popped in and explained how to detect the dreaded Amish Flu. He said that the first symptom was a little horse and the second symptom that you would get a little buggy. You never know what you will hear on the Ham bands these days when it is hot weather.

Vy 73 de Phineas, W6BF

Phineas J. Icenbice Jr, W6BF, Section Manager
19323 Halsted St Northridge, CA 91324	818-349-3186 e-mail: w6bf@arrl.org

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