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Post by kc9gld on Aug 9, 2007 23:33:50 GMT
Quite interesting:
Origin Of Slim From Dave VE2ZP
The origin of the term SLIM is, I believe, as follows: On a date I cannot recall in the mid-1960s, an operator showed up on 20m CW, identifying himself as 8X8A, claiming he was located on "Cray Island," an island that had just emerged from the ocean floor following a major undersea volcanic event. The operator said his name was "Slim." Huge pileups endured for a few days, then "Slim" was exposed as a pirate and he disappeared from the bands. Ever since, Pirates have been called "Slim." What made "Slim's" claim even partly credible in the first place was the emergence of Surtsey, an island near Iceland in (I think) 1964. Surtsey rose from the floor of the Atlantic as a result of undersea volcanic activity. It was a major news event at the time. I never heard any of this at the time as I was four years old and not yet a ham. I read the reports in QSTs and 73 Magazine of the time.
Dave VE2ZP
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Post by k9do on Aug 10, 2007 0:02:48 GMT
Interesting indeed!
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