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  • 12 Days Of Christmas

    From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Thursday, November 20, 2025 21:09:13
    I have not bee able to find anything offical yet for 2025, but being that November is marching along the annual 12 Days Of Christmas event is almost upon us!!

    If you have never participated, the object is to make contact with all 12 of the host stations between December 14th and December 25th!

    You will get a certificate with the stations you contacted! If you contact all 12 you will get a "Clean Sweep!" Last year there were 2 bonus stations in Canada.

    I was able to contact the 12 stations and both Canadian stations and received a CLEAN SWEEP PLUS!

    Hope to hear you on the air..

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Sunday, January 04, 2026 17:58:32
    Embarresingly enough, I did not participate in the 12 Days of Christmas at all this year. Not one of the calls made it into my log.

    Even worse, it was just because I did not feel like getting on the radio.

    2026! Do better! :)

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Rug Rat on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 17:26:22
    Embarresingly enough, I did not participate in the 12 Days of
    Christmas at all this year. Not one of the calls made it into
    my log.

    To me, the 12 Days of Hamming, or Ham For The Holidays is this:

    12 hours at Field Day, 11 new harmonics, 10 different Wouff Hongs,
    9 modes on digital, 8 the hamfest start time, 7 nights of net logs,
    6 meter clean sweep, 5 band DXCC...4 sets of antennas, 3 different
    radios, 2 license upgrades, and a license, callsign from the FCC. :)

    Even worse, it was just because I did not feel like getting on
    the radio.

    If you get burned out on any hobby, it's time to take a break.

    2026! Do better! :)

    That starts with writing 2026 on net logs. <G>

    Daryl, N5VLZ

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Daryl Stout on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 23:21:55
    I like it... Especially the Wouf Hong..

    I still rememeber my first meeting of the Royal Order of The Wouf Hong.

    It didn't help that it was explained to me by a ham who was prior service and when I asked what was I was asked if I have ever participated in a Crossing The Line Ceremony.

    Sadly.... The last couple of conventions have not held one...

    Been more burned out on life vs. the hobby...

    In fact the reason I came in here tonight was to ask why the heck a contest I worked last year, and I really want to see if I can beat my score just happens to be scheduled on the weekend I told myself I need to force myself out of the house!!

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Rug Rat on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 17:16:25
    Brent,

    I still rememeber my first meeting of the Royal Order of The
    Wouf Hong.

    When they said "assume the position", it brought the house down in
    raucous laughter.

    I have a photo of the Wouff Hong, the Rettysnitch, and the Ugerumph.
    I understand that Vaseline is optional..and it looked like they might
    make good scratchers (never mind a scratchy signal), because "the
    severeity of the itch is proportional to the reach". I bought a deal
    off of Amazon, basically a "back scratcher" that you could extend like
    a portable antenna. Before that, I'd have to go find a wall to rub up
    against. <G>

    It didn't help that it was explained to me by a ham who was
    prior service and when I asked what was I was asked if I have
    ever participated in a Crossing The Line Ceremony.

    I don't recall the "crossing the line" terminology, but I will say
    that inductees do get a nice certificate...and you will do a lot of
    laughing. :)

    In fact the reason I came in here tonight was to ask why the
    heck a contest I worked last year, and I really want to see if
    I can beat my score just happens to be scheduled on the weekend
    I told myself I need to force myself out of the house!!

    I rarely leave the QTH anymore, as I can no longer drive or have a
    car, due to dry corneas causing blurred vision without warning. But,
    with a large amount of flu and RSV going around now, it's best that I
    stay home with my hobbies.

    Daryl, N5VLZ

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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Daryl Stout on Thursday, January 08, 2026 07:50:07
    All right sir!!

    You have violated the secret conclave of The Royal Order Of The Wouf Hong witn your detailed desciption of a ceremony!

    You shall turn in your certificate now...

    The bats have been dispacted to collect.

    Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Rug Rat on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 22:11:57
    You have violated the secret conclave of The Royal Order Of
    The Wouf Hong witn your detailed desciption of a ceremony!

    You shall turn in your certificate now...

    I didn't say what exactly went on. There was a ham in Arizona who
    gave more details than I did.

    Daryl

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