A P P L
E S L I C E S
The Weekly Reader of the "22
CREW"
RADIO CLUB OF JHS 22, POB 1052, NEW YORK NY
10002
516,674,4072 FAX
516,674,9600
CLASSROOM NET 7.238 MHz 7AM
M-F
WEEK 52 OF 2008-OUR 28TH
YEAR
A "22 CREW" CHRISTMAS STORY
JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING THE HOLIDAY CARDS STARTED ARRIVING AT PO BOX 1052 AND IMMEDIATELY WENT ON DISPLAY AT "22 CREW" HQ...
THEN AROUND THE
8TH OF THIS MONTH THE FIRST GIFT ARRIVED AND WAS PLACED UNDER THE "CREW"
TREE:
THAT FIRST GIFT
WAS 5 POUNDS OF NUTS FROM "Just Usually On" WA4JUO...STU THE PEANUT MAN.
STUEEE HAS BEEN SENDING NUTS FOR SO MANY YEARS WE HAVE LOST TRACK BUT KIDS HERE
HAVE NOT .. IN FACT MR. PEANUT HAS A REGULAR FOLLOWING...KIDS WHO HAVE
BEEN HERE BEFORE COME IN LOOKING FOR THEM AND EACH YEAR NEW CHILDREN LEARN THE
ROUTINE....SO A SPECIAL THANKS TO W A 4 Just Usually On (or off depending if he is using the Icom or the
Ten-Tec).
THE WEEK OF THE
8TH WAS JUST SO EXCITING...CARDS WERE COMING IN LIKE NEVER BEFORE AT PO BOX
1052....THE NUTS ARRIVED.....WE HAD CUB SCOUTS HERE PLUS A LOCAL BOYS &
GIRLS CLUB ...OUR 7.238 MHz CLASSROOM NET SEEMED TO BE GETTING NOT JUST THE
REGULARS BUT A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW CHECKINS THANKS IN PART TO OUR ALTERNATE NET
CONTROLS WALTER-WA4LT & JIM-WY8I....AT THE END OF THE WEEK THE "22 CREW
CHRISTMAS MOBILE"....
WAS SCHEDULED
TO DO A HAM RADIO DEMO AT A LONG ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.....
THEN I .. YES I
.. THE PROFESSOR LEARNED SOMETHING I NEVER KNEW...I LEARNED THAT I AM
NOT:
NOPE IT REALLY
IS NOT ME. I FOUND OUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS BESIDES KRYPTONITE TO WORRY
ABOUT.
NOW THE LAST
TIME I WAS IN A HOSPITAL WAS WHEN I WAS BORN. YEAH WE SEE THE
DERMATOLOGIST BUT THATS NOT A BIG DEAL AND YUP THE DENTIST IS ON OUR LIST BUT
THE DOCTOR .. WELL LETS JUST SAY I HAVE MORE CANCELLED APPOINTMENTS THAN
SHOW UPS.
TO MAKE THIS
STORY SOMEWHAT SHORTER ON THE 10TH I STARTED FEELING A LITTLE ODD AND BY THE
11TH I WAS TOLD .. LETS REPHRASE THAT..I WAS ORDERED TO PUT DOWN THE MIC AND
GO TO THE DOCTOR NOW OR ELSE!
NOT WANTING TO KNOW WHAT "ELSE" MIGHT BE I
WENT...WELL MS. DOC TOOK ONE LOOK AND SAID...UR GOING ON A VACATION....SKY HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE, ARRITHMEA (NOT SURE ON THAT SPELLING) AND OTHER STUFF RELATED
KEPT ME THERE TILL THE MORNING OF THE 22nd WHEN THEY TOLD ME UR FINE AS LONG AS
YOU TAKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY PILLS DAILY ..GO REST..NO WORK..COME BACK
TOMORROW THE 23RD FOR A REVIEW...THE 23RD CAME...AND AGAIN ALL IS FINE....SO HEY
LETS HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY AS PLANNED ON THE 24TH:
NO I DID NOT
EAT IT I JUST TOOK A PICTURE OF IT AND BESIDES I HAD TO GET UP EARLY THE NEXT
MORNING TO PLAY SANTA:
AND EVEN GOT TO
WEAR SANTS'S PAJAMAS TO HAND OUT THE GIFTS TO THE HARMONICS WHO ALL DECIDED TO
COME HOME WHEN THE HEARD DEAR OL DAD REALLY WAS NOT
SUPERHUMAN:
NOTE THE
HARMONIC 3RD IN FROM THE LEFT....YES THAT IS KB2DLX-JESSICA AND NOT ONLY DID SHE
BRING HERSELF BUT LOOK WHAT ELSE:
THAT BABY IS
DUE IN MARCH BUT WOW BY MARCH SHE MAY LOOK LIKE ONE OF MACY'S BALLOONS SO ALL
ARE BETTING FEBRUARY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF "DAUGHTER OF
"DLX".
THE DAY WAS
PERFECT...THE HAM WAS ALSO:
NEXT DAY THE
26TH WE WENT FOR THE FINAL CHECKUP AND IT WAS "FULL SPEED AHEAD" "TAKE THE
MEDS AND SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS" ALL WILL BE FINE....
HMMMM ALL IS
FINE FULL SPEED AHEAD .. WOW......BACK TO WORK...
OUT OF THE DOCS
AND INTO THE "CREWMOBILE" TO GET THE MAIL THAT MUST BE PILING UP AT POB
1052....NOT AN EASY TRIP... IT TOOK HOURS TO GO JUST 8 MILES GIVE OR TAKE AS
EVERY CORNER LOOKED LIKE THIS ONE:
BUT HEY IT SURE
BEATS A HOSPITAL SO LETS ENJOY IT AND TAKE SOME "APPLE SLICES" PICTURES.
SOMETHING WE WOULD NEVER DO IS GO THRU TIMES SQUARE AS ON ANY DAY IT IS A
MADHOUSE AND AT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR IT IS A BRUTAL MADHOUSE BUT FOR THE
READERSHIP..OK LETS GO:
AFTER MORE THAN
10 MINUTES SITTING I SURE KNEW HOW TO SPELL "MAXIMA"!
WE STUCK IT OUT
ON "THE GREAT WHITE WAY" HEADING DOWNTOWN WE FINALLY MADE IT TO "THE CROSSROADS
OF THE WORLD" 42nd & B"WAY...SEE THE BUILDING SLIGHTLY TO THE RITE
BELOW..THE ONE WITH THE CLOCK...THATS WHERE THE BALL DROPS ON NEW YEARS
EVE...REMEMBER THIS WHEN YOU WATCH IT ON TV WEDNESDAY
NITE (OR RIGHT HERE ON THE LIVE WEBCAM VIDEO FEED):
CONTINUING THE
TRIP DOWNTOWN WE GOT STOPPED AT MANY RED LITES...BUT WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS WE
GOT STOPPED AT GREEN LITES TOO:
NOTICE THE
LITES ARE GREEN FOR US THE CAB ON THE RIGHT IS INCHING UP BUT THE THE
PEDESTRIANS JUST KEEP MOVING ALONG OBLIVIOUS TO ANYTHING BUT THE NEXT STORE IN
THEIR SITES.
WELL LAST STOP
ON TODAYS TOUR IS 34TH AND B'WAY..IN THE HEADER FOR EDITION 52 ABOVE WE
DECIDED TO CHANGE TO A SHOT OF MACY'S -JUST FOR TODAY- DID YOU WATCH
"MIRACLE ON 34th STREET"...HERE, MACY'S AGAIN, IS WHERE THE
"MIRACLE" REALLY HAPPENED:
AND FROM WHERE
WE TOOK THIS PICTURE IF YOU TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT YOU
SEE:
YES...THE
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.....
BUT ONE LAST
THING...NOW YOU SAW THE PICTURES...YOU SAW THE TRAFFIC...YOU SAW THE CRAZZINESS
OF THE STREETS...YOU SAW THE CABS .. TRUCKS ..BUSSES..COPS..AMBULANCES .. FIRE
ENGINES...TRAFFIC LITES FUGGEDABOUDIT THEY ARE ONLY A SUGGESTION. IN THE
MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS...YOU GET THIS:
YEP A FOOL ON
ROLLER SKATES MIXING IN WITH ALL OF IT. BUT WAIT MAYBE HE TOO THINKS HE IS
SUPERMAN...MAYBE NOT DUMB JUST DELUSIONAL. I CAN IDENTIFY WITH
HIM.
WHEN WE FINALLY
MADE IT ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN TO POB 1052 THEY WERE HOLDING 3 BAGS OF MAIL PLUS 4
PACKAGES. A RECORD... ALL OF WHAT WE MISSED IN DECEMBER PLUS GET
WELL CARDS AND MESSAGES. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO MORE E-MAILS THAN WE HAVE
EVER SEEN PLUS SO MANY PHONE MESSAGES THE MACHINE ACTUALLY COULD NOT ACCEPT ANY
MORE.
LET ME TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR SENDING THE MESSAGE OF YOUR CHOICE. IT
WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESPOND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE SO A BLANKET THANK YOU TO
ALL. EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS-IS-AND FOREVER WILL BE APPRECIATED AND
REMEMBERED. DOCS PARTING WORDS WERE " U WANNA DO ANOTHER 28 YEARS..YOU
CAN..JUST PAY ATTENTION" I WILL...AFTER READING THE MAIL I OWE IT TO YOU
THE AUDIENCE....THANK YOU ALL.
BUT WAIT...WHY
28? WHEN YOU GET THE NEXT "SLICES" IT WILL BE WEEK ONE OF
YEAR
2 9
YES NEXT WEEK THE "22 CREW" TURNS 29 YEARS OLD. NYC's LARGEST HAM CLUB AND THE NATION'S ONLY FULL TIME NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO GET HAM RADIO INTO SCHOOL'S AROUND THE WORLD AS A TEACHING TOOL USING THE EDUCOM PROGRAM WILL BE 29...WE MAY HAVE THE IDEAS AND DO THE WORK BUT YOU: THE HONOR ROLL, IC DAY PLAYERS, EQUIPMENT DONORS, FRIENDS....MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE. THANK YOU ...ahhh AND LETS SHOOT FOR 29 MORE RATHER THAN 28 MORE.. SOUNDS BETTER!
SPEAKING OF:
I C O M D A Y 2 0 0
8
DUE TO ALL THE
CIRCUMSTANCES WAY BEYOND OUR CONTROL IC DAY 2008 OUR 15TH IC DAY IS POSTPONED
TILL FRIDAY JAN 2. EDITH WILL DO THE DRAWING AS PER USUAL...JUST TWO WEEKS
LATER.
FUNNY HOW
THINGS WORK OUT .. ON THE 19TH I WAS MISERABLE ALL DAY THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE MESSED UP IC DAY...BUT IN THE END IT ALL TURNED OUT OK....SPECIALLY
FOR LOU & RICHARD:
W4EYE-LOU
WA1SKQ-RICHARD
SEE IN THOSE 3
MAIL BAGS AT POB 1052 WERE ENVELOPES FROM LOU & RICH. LOU IS ALREADY
IN IC DAY BUT HE FIGURED ANOTHER SHOT WOULD NOT HURT. RICHARD IS AN OLD
FRIEND AND IC DAY VETERAN...BOTH THESE GUYS ARE NOW IN...LOU WITH AN ADDITIONAL
AND RICH WITH A NEW ENTRY. THANK YOU BOTH AND GOOD LUCK IN THE
CONTEST:
2008 IC DAY PLAYERS
LIST
761175 &
761176................GEORGE-NK8T
761177 &
761178 & 761179.........................JOE-W2LED
761180.........................................CAL-W9JAN
761181................................................STU-WA4JUO
761182....................................................ROGER-W8CNJ
761183 &
761184....................................WALTER-WA4LT
761185....................................................BILL-KM4P
761186............................................GRANT-VE3GFM
761187 &
761188...............................DAVID-WB2DZH
761189..............................................DOYLE-WD4HXE
761190 &
761194..................................BOB-W8OWL
761191...............................................BRYAN-KC9HYZ
761192...........................................GENE-WB5KVE
761193.....................................VIC-KA5BDX
761194..........................................ROBERT-W5GQW
761195 &
761196................................BILL-N8DSG
761197..........................................BILL-KI4EWI
761198.......................................VIC-WA2PJZ
761199...................................JIM-N8UA
761200 &
761201.....................RICH-KI2X
761202....................................LUCKY-K9LUK
761203 &
761204...............................WALTER-WA4LT
761205 &
761206.............................DICK-VE3WII
761207 &
761208............................GEORGE-N6VNI
761209....................................JOHN-KB3RFD
761210...................................JOHN-WA5RHF
761211 &
761212 & 761213 & 761214.........LEE-K4LJP
761215............................................PHIL-W1GEE
761216.......................................RAY-K9RJO
761217......................................GARY-KB3QPB
761218 &
761219............................JIM-AA0XJ
761220...................................JIM &
BECKY-WA4YIZ
761221........................................BOYD-W0BUW
761222......................................SUE-KD5LKG
761223.....................................SAMMY-N5AF
761224 &
761225 & 761226 & 761227............RALPH-K2PF
761228 &
761229...............................ROLAND-W4MUR
761230.........................................AUBREY-K8AGE
761231...........................................JIM-KF4GNJ
761232..............................................WILLIAM-WB2ODD
761233......................................JEFF-KB9YSJ
761234..................................TOM-K9GPC
761235..................................PAUL-KG4UVU
761236 &
761237..........................STEVE-N0SR
761238.......................................LOWELL-KF9XR
761239....................................GENE-WB8RMA
761240 &
761241..............................BILL-WB1GKG
761242 &
761263........................................LOU-W4EYE
761243 &
761244...............................JIM-NN7K
761245............................................PAUL-N2FOB
761246.......................................RAY-N8UY
761247..........................................WALTER-W1WLJ
761248......................................RANDY-KB3IFH
761249 &
761250..........................TOM-AA3ZA
761251.............................JIM-N8ES
761252..............................CHUCK-N8KCJ
761253............................ANDREW-WA5GYM
761254..................................GEORGE-K2WO
761255..................................JERRY-K1SO
761256........................................JIM-WY8I
761257................................ARNOLD-AB2N
761258...........................WILLIAM-W1KL
761259 &
761260 & 761261 & 761262........RICHARD-WA1SKQ
****FINAL LIST****
THIS IS IT FOR 2008, IF WE GET THE MAIL THIS WEEK
AND YOU HAVE AN ENTRY IN YOU WILL GET THE CHOICE OF A REFUND OR ENTRY INTO IC
DAY 2009
NEED CARDS...CALL RANDY! NOBODY DOES IT BETTER period!...ALSO NOBODY DOES IN NICER OR MORE REASONABLY...SO DONT JUST SIT THERE CALL RANDY NOW!
O R L A
N D O
THIS WILL BE
THE FIRST MAJOR EVENT FOR THE "22 CREW" IN OUR 29TH YEAR.
CAL-W9JAN..USUALLY THE FIRST CHECK IN ON THE 7.238 CLASSROOM NET
IS ON THE LEFT
BURT-W4ShortNotTall-W4SNT IS IN THE MIDDLE
WALTER-WA4LT IS
ON THE RIGHT
YOU CAN BE IN
THIS PICTURE FOR NEXT YEAR...BUT ONLY IF YOU JOIN "TEAM 22 CREW
ORLANDO"
DON'T MISS
BEING IN THE PICTURE....MAKE THE CALL TODAY!
Best Western Orlando West
2014 W Colonial Dr
Orlando 32804
407-841-8600
2014 W Colonial Dr
Orlando 32804
407-841-8600
B I R T H D A Y S
DECEMBER 21-JANUARY
3
LET US KNOW IF WE FORGOT
YOU....BUT....ACCORDING TO THE "BIRTHDAY BOOK" FROM 12/21 TO 1/3 WE GOT 3 AND
THEY ARE ALL ON THE SAME DAY:
DECEMBER 28
GIANT HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
DAVID-WB2DZH, PAUL-N2AUS & RAY-N8UY!
SO GUYS...TODAY THE 28TH.....GET THE GARDEN
HOSE READY JUST IN CASE...LITE UP THE CANDLES AND DAVID/PAUL/RAY HAVE THE BEST
BIRTHDAY EVER!
3, 5 7
7
EVEN
WITH MOST OF THE MONTH A DISASTER WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE SCORE BY
12. SO...HELP GET US TO 3,600...SEND OVER THOSE UNWANTED EXTRA BOOKS
TODAY.
NEED A TAX
DEDUCTION
RADIOS YOU CAN WRITE OFF..KIDS YOU CAN'T!
PICK A
DAY..ANY DAY EXCEPT FRIDAY AND WE WILL COME VISIT PICK UP UR STUFF AND HAVE
A CUP OF DECAF (ewwww) WITH YOU!
THIS WEEKS SKED
FRIDAY-JANUARY 2-ICOM DAY
OTHER
DAYS....ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
DING
DONG