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KN1W

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« on: August 25, 2009, 11:28:14 AM »

Last night on 40m I heard the best signing off ever. I have removed the callsigns from the recording to protect the innocent.

Is this the CFO secret handshake?

Amazing stuff! Takes a great fist and a bug to create this beautiful music!

SRI for the quality of the recording

http://www.mac84.com/kn1w/chickens.mp3


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KB1OOO

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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 12:04:11 PM »

awesome!


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K5END

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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 12:05:33 PM »

just guessing...

CFO = "chicken farm operators?"


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KN1W

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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2009, 01:31:27 PM »

CFO "Chicken Fat Operators"

If you have access to the QST archive do a search for CFO. There is an
article from 1983 that explains the High speed Cw group.

QST Issue: Jan 1983
Title: CFO--Those CW Folks
Author: Barry Yoder, W8SJO
Page 77

I don't know if the recorded signing off was a CFO member, but It was definitely fun to listen to.

Hopefully someone else can clarify this for us!

tnx


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N0BOF

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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2009, 03:12:28 PM »

Nice


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AB9NZ

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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2009, 06:49:35 AM »

Love it. Too cool.


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KE3WD

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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2009, 07:58:39 AM »

Sounds best, and absolutely chicken-authentic, when done using an old Heathkit with ye olde flaky regulator circuit...

I remember when some of us actually used to send the "sick chicken" signal report to some of those.

And for the record, I don't think it was just Heath products, there were a few others like that back in the day. Occasionally I still hear that sound on the CW bands from countries like Cubam where many hams evidently must make do with older gear.

--KE3WD


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KB1OOO

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« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2009, 07:51:39 AM »

Funny what turns us hams on. So I'm thinking that my XYL will actually find that recording interesting. Her response "that doesn't sound like any chicken I've ever heard."


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KN1W

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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2009, 04:27:29 PM »

My kids got it right away, My XYL didn't care much for it.


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KA3DNR

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« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2009, 10:22:37 PM »

Too funny...love it


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