Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter - Gee, not only a former neighbor, but also a fellow ham. Never worked Christmas Island myself, but certainly knew of it as a popular field day destination. I worked mostly 6 and 20. Haven't been active in decades. Never heard the "S-key" story before. Funny. >I've had conversations with people on Christmas Island via amateur >radio. One of the people I spoke with told me was that the >missionary who complied the first dictionary of the native language >broke the "S" key on his typewriter. So he substituted "ti" for "s." > >And the retit is hititory. > >--Peter > >At 11:22 PM 2/24/05 -0800, B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >smote his forehead and exclaimed: > >>Slow. Realllllll slllllllloooooooowwwwwwwww. >>The funny thing is that I recall having read the part about the >>radiation, the scrap metal, the bone fishing, and the light - but I have >>absolutely no recollection of the pronunciation guide and the fact that >>it was Christmas Island. That's not a good sign, is it? :-( > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick ex-K2HQY ex-W1DAX Boston MA