This came from www.TransmitterNews.com some of the other sites are having a great walk down memory lane with this, thought you all might enjoy it as well if you didn't see it in the Transmitter.
You Might Be A Satellite Pioneer If…
With the Chaparral Satellite Pioneers Reunion coming up in April at SBE 2007, we thought it would be most appropriate to make sure you knew exactly what makes one a satellite pioneer. Here you will find some of the best units of measure:
If you know that "BUD" is something other than Dale Earnhardt's sponsor, or your best friend, you might be a Pioneer.
If you still own a dish crane and have the scars to prove you have used it, you might be a Pioneer.
If you ever watched the XXX channels on a "gray or black board" without sound, you might be a Pioneer.
If you know the importance of Dr. Gene Scott and Shepherds Chapel to the satellite industry, you might be a Pioneer.
If the first dish you installed, weighed more than the station wagon you hauled it on top of, you might be a Pioneer.
If the first actuator you installed required the services of a strong 12 year old that wanted to watch cartoons really badly, you might be a Pioneer.
If the first signal meter you owned was 13", black and white and only went up to channel 13, you might be a Pioneer.
If you were able to pay for your children's college education with the profits from your first 5 dish sales, you might be a Pioneer.
If you know the term LNA is not a misprint from someone trying to print LNB you might be a Pioneer.
If you still miss the ultra super extreme fast setting concrete mix sold by Volunteer Satellite, you might be a Pioneer.
If you have a trailer with grass growing in it that has a pole mounted to haul a 12' assembled dish down the road, you might be a Pioneer.
If you remember the way to convert a $750 investment into $4995 faster than any blackjack game, then you might be a pioneer.
If you know a grown man jumping off a ladder cannot outrun wasps flying from a dish feedhorn cover, you might be a pioneer.
If you remember your first coax stripper having Case XX, Tree Brand or Old Timer written on it, you might be a Pioneer.
If you ever attended a Bob Cooper promoted industry trade show, you might be a pioneer.
If you ever left a satellite system for a customer to "try out" over the weekend before they bought it, you might be a pioneer.
If you remember LNA & LNB temperatures that were higher than a hot day in Florida, you might be a pioneer.
If you ever destroyed a dish by "tracking" it down on top of the step ladder you left standing beneath the dish, you might be a pioneer.
If you ever included a customer's first year of programming in with their finance package for their dish, you might be a pioneer.
The list goes on and on. If you have additions for another issue of the Transmitter, please send them to: Info@TransmitterNews.com, we will print them all once we have enough for another column. Until next time we will keep, Thinking Out Loud.
You Might Be A Satellite Pioneer If…
With the Chaparral Satellite Pioneers Reunion coming up in April at SBE 2007, we thought it would be most appropriate to make sure you knew exactly what makes one a satellite pioneer. Here you will find some of the best units of measure:
If you know that "BUD" is something other than Dale Earnhardt's sponsor, or your best friend, you might be a Pioneer.
If you still own a dish crane and have the scars to prove you have used it, you might be a Pioneer.
If you ever watched the XXX channels on a "gray or black board" without sound, you might be a Pioneer.
If you know the importance of Dr. Gene Scott and Shepherds Chapel to the satellite industry, you might be a Pioneer.
If the first dish you installed, weighed more than the station wagon you hauled it on top of, you might be a Pioneer.
If the first actuator you installed required the services of a strong 12 year old that wanted to watch cartoons really badly, you might be a Pioneer.
If the first signal meter you owned was 13", black and white and only went up to channel 13, you might be a Pioneer.
If you were able to pay for your children's college education with the profits from your first 5 dish sales, you might be a Pioneer.
If you know the term LNA is not a misprint from someone trying to print LNB you might be a Pioneer.
If you still miss the ultra super extreme fast setting concrete mix sold by Volunteer Satellite, you might be a Pioneer.
If you have a trailer with grass growing in it that has a pole mounted to haul a 12' assembled dish down the road, you might be a Pioneer.
If you remember the way to convert a $750 investment into $4995 faster than any blackjack game, then you might be a pioneer.
If you know a grown man jumping off a ladder cannot outrun wasps flying from a dish feedhorn cover, you might be a pioneer.
If you remember your first coax stripper having Case XX, Tree Brand or Old Timer written on it, you might be a Pioneer.
If you ever attended a Bob Cooper promoted industry trade show, you might be a pioneer.
If you ever left a satellite system for a customer to "try out" over the weekend before they bought it, you might be a pioneer.
If you remember LNA & LNB temperatures that were higher than a hot day in Florida, you might be a pioneer.
If you ever destroyed a dish by "tracking" it down on top of the step ladder you left standing beneath the dish, you might be a pioneer.
If you ever included a customer's first year of programming in with their finance package for their dish, you might be a pioneer.
The list goes on and on. If you have additions for another issue of the Transmitter, please send them to: Info@TransmitterNews.com, we will print them all once we have enough for another column. Until next time we will keep, Thinking Out Loud.
