Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Tad Cook Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Automated Collect Calling Message-ID: <11615@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 30 Aug 90 20:56:10 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 27 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 613, Message 2 of 7 > My freshman year of college, when I was poor and not yet employed by > Columbia (who is not speaking for me now, by the way! DISCLAIMER!) I > used to call home collect, and my parents would refuse the charge, and > call me right back. > Has anyone else seen this? I was giving my full name to the operator, > not some code like "yes, my name is 'callmeback Altzman'" > There is an interesting code that some ham radio operators have used. When you need to alert someone to meet you on the air, you call for a phoney name that rhymes with the "band" that you wish to meet on. 80 = Katy 40 = Morty 20 = Benny 15 = Christine 10 = Ken Then when the called party says "Benny isn't here", you leave a message that (your name) called, and to have Benny call you back at extension 212. Since the 20 meter band is on 14 MHz, this tells the called party to look for you on a frequency of 14.212 MHz. Not legal, but ... it works! Tad Cook Seattle, WA Packet: KT7H @ N7HFZ.WA.USA.NA Phone: 206/527-4089 MCI Mail: 3288544 Telex: 6503288544 MCI UW USENET:...uw-beaver!sumax!amc-gw!ssc!tad or, tad@ssc.UUCP