How did you come up with your screen name?

[McGrew 460]

McGrew is something my older sister stuck me with over 50 years ago.  I was known to be something of a daredevil, and after one of my less successful stunts, she called me Dangerous Dan McGrew.  Sine my name is Dan/Danny/Daniel, it kinda fit.  Even my Mom calls me McGrew from time to time..

 

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,022]

My boat is named  for my four Grandsons  and my handle on the VHF when on the water is Four Buoys.

 

When I am traveling or hunting,    My handle on the CB and 2 way radios is  the Gobbler.

 

So when I joined RS, I simply used  the shortened version of my birth name.    Edward Lee Kennell

 

I do answer to many names...Ed, Eddie, Edward, Ward, Ken,  Kendall, and the Dog.           

[Tractorhead 9,064]

simple to tell.

 

Some things in my mind, needs first its time to maturity, i thinkering a lot about all issues they can happen,

compared to a older Tractor with Diesel Engine while pre- glowing.🤔

 

If things are mellow enough for me, i build them, but ahead i must "preglow" my mind how to solve all known issues.

 

So my Screenname is program.

 

Sometimes i just do things, because i be curious if they work.

[KC9KAS 4,741]

My FCC amateur radio call sign KC9KAS.

It is a "vanity" call sign as the KAS are my initials!

Ken Alan Smith. On a side note, my wife is KC9MLS.....same reason!

No one else in the US has the same call sign (no duplications).

[aghead 72]

I have a few interests other than WH's.

I have chickens and eat wonderful eggs. (Ag or "Egghead")

I have an expensive interest in Ag.

I have a VERY expensive interest in Au (I should change to "Auhead")

...and any that I may have owned was lost in an unfortunate boat wreck.

[WHX?? 48,776]

10 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

I do answer to many names...

 

Just don't call me late for supper!

[953 nut 55,074]

20 hours ago, pullstart said:

I prefer my recoil... even when it breaks on Main Street at the Big Show...

              That day your name went from PULLSTART to WON'TSTART!                   

[Pullstart 62,787]

30 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

              That day your name went from PULLSTART to WON'TSTART!                   

 

And back to Pullstart, faster than WH to Madge to WH!

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314]

This comes up from time to time around here, and it's always interesting to hear how everyone came up with their name. Mine came from my nickname around town, one of the old men at the coffee shop, who is a very close friend of mine and a fellow tractor collector pinned the name of Professor on me and it just kind of stuck. The 1990 part comes from the year I was born, I use this screen name or some similar version of it on every internet forum I belong too.

 

Funny bit about being known as Professor around here, a few years ago I rented a house from another one of our local coffee drinkers, filled out the lease with my legal name, Bryce Aron Burden. Larry was looking over the paperwork and laughed as he said so THATS your name, the man and I had know each other for 5 yrs and he never knew me by any name other than the Professor

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

Mine was Lengerich8 because I had first thought we had a Commando 8, but as we figured it out realized that we didn’t lol. 

 

Changed it to my name because i realized I could change it (some places you can’t ). I want to change it again simply because I didn’t think that if someone googled me they’d find me here, but I haven’t thought of a new one yet haha. 

[steelman 251]

I was employed by Nucor Steel and sold over 700,000 tons of steel bar joist and deck in my 38 years of sales.  

[Cetan08 311]

Mine is part of my Lakota name.

Cetan is hawk and 08 was the year that I danced at Sundance (not the movie channel) after open heart surgery.

When asked about Sundance I referenced people to the movie, " Return of a man called horse."

 

Edited February 12, 2019 by Cetan08
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[Sparky-(Admin) 21,300]

  Electrician from 1986 to 2010....on any construction site the other trades always call ya Sparky.

  Been doing something very different the last 9 years but the name still fits 

[Blackhood Bill 721]

All so I interesting. Some very similar yet alot very different.

Edited February 12, 2019 by Whnewone

[bc.gold 3,403]

On 2/7/2019 at 4:04 AM, KC9KAS said:

My FCC amateur radio call sign KC9KAS.

It is a "vanity" call sign as the KAS are my initials!

Ken Alan Smith. On a side note, my wife is KC9MLS.....same reason!

No one else in the US has the same call sign (no duplications).

 

VE4ELM Basic with Honours

 

The Radio communication Act states that no person shall, except and in accordance with a radio authorization, install, operate or possess radio apparatus that would comprise an amateur radio station.

 

In the amateur radio service, the Amateur Radio Operator Certificate is the authorization. Privileges are dependent on qualifications. Pass marks are 70% except 100% for morse code.

• Basic Qualification - access to all amateur bands above 30 MHz.
•  
• -"Basic with Honours" - obtaining 80% or higher mark on the exam allows for access to all amateur bands
   
• Advanced Qualification 
  - access to all amateur bands
  - use the maximum allowable transmitter powers
  - build transmitting equipment, establish repeaters and club stations
  - operate remotely controlled fixed stations, including the use of radio links
   
• Morse Code (5 w.pm) Qualification
  - access to all amateur radio bands.

[6wheeler 603]

I drove a 6 wheel drive ready mix truck for 20 years. often called 6wheelers. Still drive ready mix. But, no more wheelers' . Back can't take it anymore.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,490]

My city plus Wheel Horse initials...

 

Pretty tricky eh?

[Blackhood Bill 721]

I know this topic has been around the block more than once but it's still interesting to me. Neat to see how everyone came up with their name. Kinds puts a name to S face so to speak, but also with history

[AMC RULES 37,127]

It's a hold over from back when I was restoring this ol' girl.

 

 

 

[Shynon 7,459]

[ztnoo 2,298]