The Bull Horn

February 28, 2013 Volume VII, Issue III

“THE BULL NET IT’S OUR PASTURE”

One hundred and Seven Strong

The Bull Horn newsletter is for the reading enjoyment of Bull Net

Members (BNM) and all interested amateur radio operators. For more

information, please visit www.thebullnet.com.

In this month’s issue: Bull Net Thoughts: Pages 1 - 8

QOTM: Pages 2 and 8

Bull Net Happenings: Page 9

The Bull Sheet: Pages 10 - 13

Number 17: Page 14

Thoughts: Membership Continues to Grow. In the last two months we increased the membership by nine. I’m still amazed

that we are as large a group as we have become. We are on the air when the band

has not gone long, at least most of the time anyway. The only New England state

that we have no members in is R.I. I’m sure there is a R.I. ham that will find us

and wish to be a member in the pasture. Would it be good to cover all of New

England? We have done well in other states and of course Canada. Plus we have so

many world famous ARO’s, just take a look at the membership list, famous hams all

over the sheet, too numerous to mention. Yes, I’m sure your one of the famous.

Thoughts Two: The Questions of the month.

1. What must be done before placing an amateur station within an officially

designated wilderness area or wildlife preserve, or an area listed in the

National Register of Historical Places?

A. A proposal must be submitted to the National Park Service

B. A letter of intent must be filed with the National Audubon Society

C. An Environmental Assessment must be submitted to the FCC

D. A form FSD-15 must be submitted to the Department of the Interior

2. When may an automatically controlled station originate third party

communications?

A. Never

B. Only when transmitting an RTTY or data emissions

C. When specifically agreed upon by the sending and receiving stations

D. When approved by the National Telecommunication and Information

Administration

3. What is the only amateur band where transmission on specific channels rather

than a range of frequencies is permitted?

A. 12 meter band

B. 17 meter band

C. 30 meter band

D. 60 meter band

Thoughts Three: The January Bull Horn question.

Can you name the shortened Winchester Model 1892 carbine?

The answer: The “Mare’s leg”

Thoughts Four: “Where am I”?

Do you recognize this place? Who is this?

If you look closely, very closely, you might be able to see what we have

been told is (KB1JZU), Sugar Loaf Bob or (N1SGL), Over.

The photo on the right explains why it’s so difficult to see, but who

ever that is, looks cool, calm and collected, wouldn’t you agree? It’s my

understanding that this is just a warm up run, and the real steep stuff

is accomplished later in the afternoon. What is name of this place and

who do you think that might be?

Thoughts Five: Bull Horn member listings It has been brought to my attention that some members feel the Bull Sheet and

the BNM by call list is redundant. BNM by call is helpful when you hear a station

in the pasture that you may not know. This list provides the BNM number, name,

location and mail status. This is all that’s really needed. So this issue of the Bull

Horn has just one listing. I modified the list to give net credit where net credit is

due. It is very easy for me to bring back the two list system if the majority

thinks it is better.

When you look at the Bull Sheet, please make sure your net status is

correct. If you have been on the SF, you should be listed as such. As I’m

not on all the time, omissions can take place.

Thoughts Six: Complements of K9NCO

Claude the Hypnotist:

It was entertainment night at the senior citizens center. After the community

sing along led by Alice at the piano, it was time for the star of the show, Claude

the Hypnotist!

Claude explained that he was going to put the whole audience into a trance. "Yes,

each and every one of you and all at the same time," said Claude.

The excited chatter dropped to silence as Claude carefully withdrew from his

waistcoat pocket a beautiful antique gold pocket watch and chain.

"I want you to keep your eyes on this watch," said Claude, holding the watch high

for all to see. "It is a very special and valuable watch that has been in my family

for six generations."

He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting,

"Watch the watch ---- Watch the watch ----Watch the watch."

The audience became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, the

lights twinkling as they were reflected from its gleaming surfaces. A hundred and

fifty pairs of eyes followed the movements of the gently swaying watch, and then,

suddenly, the chain broke! The beautiful watch fell to the floor and burst apart on

impact. "Shit!!" said Claude.

It has taken three days to clean up the Citizens Center. The entertainment

committee was called to odor. Claude will not be invited to perform again.

Thoughts Seven: Complements of W1NOV. “This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future”. ~ Adolph Hitler, 1935, on his weapons act of Nazi Germany.

More gun control news

History tells us what happened later in Nazi Germany. I wonder how long it took

the anti gun folks to admit that mistake? No, they are still blaming the guns.

Gun manufacturers know things are going in the wrong direction both for them as

a business and for the good for the USA citizens as a whole. See the Olympic

arms response to New York State Government gun laws on the next pages.

Olympic Arms has joined the ranks of Magpul and LaRue Tactical in

taking a stand against state governments who they feel are trying to

infringe the Second Amendment rights of U.S. citizens.

Olympic Arms primarily manufactures entry level AR-15 style weapons

and other firearms.

Press Release: Olympic Arms, Inc. Announces New York State Sales

Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Olympic Arms is a staunch believer in and defender of the

Constitution of the United States, and with special attention paid to

the Bill of Rights that succinctly enumerates the security of our

Divinely given Rights. One of those Rights is that to Keep and Bear

Arms.

Legislation recently passed in the State of New York outlaws the AR-

15 and many other firearms, and will make it illegal for the good and

free citizens of New York to own a large selection of legal and safe

firearms and magazines. We feel as though the passage of this

legislation exceeds the authority granted to the government of New

York by its citizens, and violates the Constitution of the United States,

ignoring such SCOTUS rulings as District of Columbia v. Heller – 554,

U.S. 570 of 2008, McDonald v. Chicago – 561 U.S. 3025 of 2010, and

specifically the case of United States v. Miller – 307 U.S. 174 of 1939.

Due the passing of this legislation, Olympic Arms would like to

announce that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement

Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the

State of New York, or any New York State government entity or

employee of such an entity – will no longer be served as customers.

In short, Olympic Arms will no longer be doing business with the State

of New York or any governmental entity or employee of such

governmental entity within the State of New York – henceforth and

until such legislation is repealed, and an apology made to the good

people of the State of New York and the American people.

If the leaders of the State of New York are willing to limit the right

of the free and law abiding citizens of New York to arm themselves as

they see fit under the Rights enumerate to all citizens of the United

State through the Second Amendment, we feel as though the

legislators and government entities within the State of New York

should have to abide by the same restrictions.

This action has caused a division of the people into classes: Those the

government deems valuable enough to protect with modern firearms,

and those whose lives have been deemed as having less value, and whom

the government has decided do not deserve the right to protect

themselves with the same firearms. Olympic Arms will not support such

behavior or policy against any citizen of this great nation.

Olympic Arms invites all firearms manufacturers, distributors and

firearms dealers to join us in this action to refuse to do business with

the State of New York. We must stand together, or we shall surely fall

divided.

Sincerely,

Brian Schuetz

President

Olympic Arms, Inc.

If you check on Magpul and LaRue Tactical you will find more on this

subject. These are U.S. Gun manufactures. They would stand to lose so

much they might have to move just to stay in business. Check it out.

Lessening the ability to defend yourself make sense only if you have

others to help with the defending. Having equal magazines capacities

becomes a deterrent when you alone must defend. I’ll be very surprised

if the law makers understand this. Watch the state of CO. and see.

Thoughts Eight: The Old Dog

Complements of K9NCO An old dog starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers

that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading

rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old dog thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep trouble now!" He

notices some bones on the ground close by, immediately settles

down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat.

Just as the panther is about to leap, the old dog exclaims

loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there

are any more around here?" Hearing this, the young panther

halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him

and he slinks away into the trees.

"Whew"! says the panther, "That was close! That old dog

nearly had me!"

Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene

from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good

use and trade it for protection from the panther. So, off he

goes. The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the

beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther is furious at being made a fool of and says,

"Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to happen

to that conniving canine!"

Now, the old dog sees the panther coming with the squirrel on

his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?," but instead

of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers,

pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get

close enough to hear, the old dog says...

"Where's that squirrel? I sent him off to bring me another

Panther!"

Moral of this story... Don't mess with the old dogs... Age and

skill will always overcome youth and treachery! Bull Shit and

brilliance only come with age and experience.

The QOTM: How did you do?

What must be done before placing an amateur station within an

officially designated wilderness area or wildlife preserve, or an area

listed in the National Register of Historical Places?

The answer is C.

When may an automatically controlled station originate third party

communications?

The answer is A.

What is the only amateur band where transmission on specific channels

rather than a range of frequencies is permitted?

The answer is D.

Happenings: Please welcome our newest Bull Net Members:

ARS: K1PV, ARO: Roger, Stratham, NH. BNM #109 - 2.11.13

ARS: W1PNR, ARO: Mack, Jackson, NH. BNM #110 - 2.24.13

ARS: W1GWU, ARO: Bob, Alton, NH. BNM #111 – 2.25.13

Happenings Two: February Pasture Call: This month’s Pasture Call had a check in count of 44 with 41 BNM and 3 non-

members: The non members were, KB1MVP, Pete, Wells, Me. K1ESJ, Gary,

Belmont, NH. N1XW, Mike, Somersworth, NH. Everyone seemed to have fun, the

turnout was very good and we made a few new friends. Mick and I had plans for a

pasture call topic, but with Mick feeling poorly and me just making it back a little

late for starting the pasture call the topic was forgotten. Next month we will try

again. The next PC is Thursday March 21 @ 16:00 local.

Happenings Three: The Bull Dozed Award K1PV, Roger sent Pasture Call notes and he did a great job on the notes. In the

eight years of the Bull Net Pasture Calls, these are the first notes ever received.

What a great job. Also, Roger is also the first new member to receive the Bull

Dozed award in his first month of membership. This was definitely a month of

first.

Happenings Four: He wasn’t careful. New members are always warned in the welcome letter to be careful. It is safe to

say that Cliff, N1NJB, did not read that paragraph, and he decided to tell a story.

It seems that Cliff had a nickname at work, that name was “Chicken”, because he

was so skinny. Now that he has been living with his girl friend with all that TLC, he

has put on some weight, and his co-works have renamed him, and we couldn’t resist

following suit. The new name is printed on the Bull Sheet. Depending on your point

of view, I’m thinking he should have read that paragraph! Our special thanks go

out to N1NJB.

THE BULL SHEET February 28, 2013 NET STATUS CALL NAME NICKNAME LOCATION BNM# MAIL

AA1BQ Tom Bomber Berwick ,Me 19 *NF

AA1LO Dave Dave Wells, Me 30 SA

AA1QT Harry Harry Brownville, Me 81

AA1XD Gene Gene Fayette, Me 58 SA

AB1MC Scott Scott Northport, Me 69 SA

AI1O Pete Pete Bangor, Me. 105 SA

K1ADM Al Al Augusta, Me 28 SA K1APM Bill Willy Standish, Me 2 *FWC

K1CGZ Paul Peaks Island Paul West Bath, Me 64 SA

K1DES Dean Dino Windsor, Me 84 *NF

K1EMW Don Don Turner, Me 10 SA

K1GAR John Bad Joke Silent Key 56

K1HZR Joe Winnipesaukee Joe Center Harbour, NH 87 SA

K1JEK Joe Joe Northwood, NH 35 SA

K1LLR Paul Paul Exeter, NH 45 SA

K1PV Roger Roger Stratham, NH 109 SA

K1RVA Bob Flick Rochester, NH 78 SA

K1YOT Al Captain Al Sunapee, NH 101 *NF K2ANG Art Angus Averill Park, NY 41 SA

K2WOP Curt Curt Syracuse, NY 34 SA

K9NCO Bill K9 Waterville, Me 50 *FWC

KA1AIL Rick Rick Searsport, Me 106 No Mail

KA1EPT Nick Nick Cary Plantation, Me 79 SA

KA1FKC Russ Walter New Sharon, Me 11 SA

KA1JWM Dave Scotch Pie Biddeford, Me 18 SA

KA1KLO John John Watertown, Ct 16 *FWC

KA1KPA Dennis Den Lyman, Me. 86 SA

KA1PFD Dick Dexter Dick Dexter, Me 74 *FWC

KA1QJK George George Camden, ME. 91 No Mail

KA1QW Frank Frank North Waterboro, Me 97 SA

KB1CJG Mike Cobby South Berwick, Me 51 NEM KB1CRB Pete Pete Gales Ferry, Ct 67 SA

KB1EJI Sidney Sidney South Paris, Me 42 SA

KB1IXI Brian Izzy Cohasset, Ma 57 SA

KB1JXU Matt Matt Chester Vt. 82 *FWC

KB1JZU Bob Sugar Loaf Bob Lunenburg, Ma 36 No Mail

KB1KRX Alan Brutal Topsham, Me 8 SA

KB1LAP Lester Chester Madison, Me 15 SA

KB1LUO Ed Ed Clifton, Me 93 SA

KB1MGY Arnold Dunkin New Sweden, Me 70 *FWC KB1NJB Travis Travis Saint Albans, Me 80 *FWC KB1OCZ Ralph Ralph Skowhegan, Me 47 SA

KB1OF Bud Bud Searsport, Me 73 *FWC

KB1OWO Larry Jackman Larry Jackman, Me 61 SA KB1PDZ Mark Mark Dexter, Me 76 SA

KB1TUR Steve Thorn Saco, Me 95 SA

KB2RSK Jim Jim Fort Plain, NY 94 SA KC2VWN Kayla Kayla Queensbury, NY 75 *NF

KD1PT Mark Mark Machiasport, Me 90 SA

KE1LG Steve Steve Pittsfield, Me. 103 SA KJ1Z Mike Mike North Anson, Me 26 SA

KY1C Paul Paul Wells, Me 46 *FWC

KY1E Thomas Rusty West. Farmington, Me 100 SA

N1BOK Leo Leo North Berwick, Me 31 SA N1DOW Steve Steve Biddeford, Me 27 SA

N1EJH Ed EQ Lunenburg, Ma 39 SA

N1GTY Ernie Ernie Monson, Me. 102 No Mail

N1IRB Scott Mickey Enfield, Ct 53 SA

N1LAW John Uncle John Waterboro, Me 4 SA

N1MCL Delmare Del Houlton, Me 77 SA

N1MLF Jon Jon Whiting, Me 96 SA

N1NJB Cliff Capon Orland, Me 12 SA

N1RPH Mick Mick/Mike Farmington, Me 3 SA

N1RXE Paul Paul Biddeford, Me 33 SA N1SDR Chad Chad Oakland, Me 29 SA

N1SGL Rick Over Skowhegan, Me 99 SA

N1UB Barton Bart Sidney, Me 89 SA

N1UED Bob Bob New Haven, Ct 49 *FWC N1UFU Ed Ed Brownville, Me 48 *FWC

N1ULV Jim Jim Lisbon Falls, Me 32 SA

N1ULY Lloyd Lloyd New Portland, Me 92 SA

N1VFU Gary The Poet Claremont, NH 21 SA

N1VVM Ray Fast Ray Lewiston, Me 23 *FWC N1YDP Ken Ken Mechanic Falls, Me 55 SA

N1YFL Pat Pat Rochester, NH 37 SA

N1YMM Larry Chief Plymouth, Me 52 SA

N1YPZ Tim Jabba N. Sutton, NH 25 *NF

N1YQU Don Don Washburn, Me. 104 SA N1ZUC Darrell Dad Starks, Me 60 *NF

N2IFJ Chris Chris Johnson, Vt. 108 SA

N4KSQ Dave Dave Winter Haven, FL 38 SA

NG1P Bill Bill Topsham, Me 88 SA

VE1NIK Rick Rick South Alton, NS 63 *FWC

VE1TOT Irene Tired old teacher South Alton, NS 72 *FWC

W1ALS Adolph Friday Milo, Me 9 *FWC

W1BON Bump Bump Norton, Ma 83 SA

W1FUU Eric Eric Kensington, NH 107 SA

* Please use the mail status as a guide to respect the wishes of each member.

SA-Send anything, FWC-Forward with care. NF-No forwards.

Net Status

Active on the S F. Active Other PC check in. Special effort. New member

W1GRM George Puffalump Averill Park, NY 22 SA

W1GWU Bob Bob Alton, NH 111 SA

W1HYH Dick Hold your Horses Silent key 62

W1JFF Jeff Bangor Jeff Bangor, Me 66 SA

W1LGX Dale Liquid Gold Express Baileyville, Me 59 SA W1MEX Kevin Kevin Wayland, Ma 44 *FWC

W1MWB Mike Vox-2 Wells, Me 20 *FWC

W1NOV Tom Tom Plymouth, Me 68 SA

W1PNR Mack Mack Jackson, NH 110 SA

W1RLB Bob Berwick Bob North Berwick, Me 85 SA W1RUO Dick Dick Farmington, Me 43 No Mail

W1XER Scott Scott Barrington, NH 24 SA

W2EO Bill Bull Nixon Centereach, NY 65 SA

W2KS Ken Shiny Patchogue, NY 98 SA

WA1CFX Howard Howard West Roxbury, Ma 54 *FWC

WA1UFO Hans Space Junk Radio Conway, NH 7 SA

WB1CIM Larry Larry Waterboro, Me 6 *FWC

WB1DVD Gil Gilly Littleton, NH 40 SA

WB1FLA Tom Tommy six months Kingston, Ma 5 SA

WF2H Francis Francis Norfolk, NY 56 *FWC

WS1D Warren Wendy Springvale, Me 17 SA

17:

Why, no officer. I can see you.

Seeking Calm

The mother of a problem child was advised by a psychiatrist, who

said, "You are far too upset and worried about your son. I suggest you take

tranquilizers regularly."

On her next visit the psychiatrist asked, "Have the tranquilizers

calmed you down?"

"Yes," the mother answered.

"And how is your son now?" he asked.

"Who cares?" she replied.

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking

her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a

tremor in his voice, “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?”

The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.

“I can’t dear,” she said. “I have to sleep in Daddy’s room.”

A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: “The big sissy”!

Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least

accessible corner.

Pobody Nerfect

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