![]() ![]() “The Wouff Hong is amateur radio’s most sacred symbol and stands for the enforcement of law and order in amateur operation.” “The Rettysnitch is used to enforce the principles of decency in operating practices.” (The Radio Amateur’s Handbook, 1930, p.11)īy 1930, the Handbook had pictures of both instruments of enforcement. The Wouff Hong and the Rettysnitch: Lost Traditions? – by L. 20Db of compression will surely bring the wrath of all those who have passed before us upon you. Ponder the consequences of calling out of turn. Think about that the next time you are in a pileup, or forget to check your “split” button. You may run the misfortune of being savaged with a Rettysnitch for your lax operating practices and suffering the tortures of the damned from the awful terrible Wouff Hong. So to those of you that practice “rotten operating” or other nefarious practices in front of a microphone or a key beware! The darkforces of the awful terrible WouffHong may be applied to you. I have no doubt that the principles of the organization are still alive. The Ham who signed the certificate is a SK and in thinking back to that time 45years ago most of my hereos and peers are all SK’s. My blindfold was removed and in the creepy candlelight ceremony that followed, I was inducted into the R.O.W.H (Royal Order of the Wouff Hong) by a panel of my peers. The Wouff Hong Midnight Ceremony CertificateĪt the conclusion of the 1962 ARRL Canadian Convention in Toronto I was pounced upon just before midnight, blindfolded and forcibly removed to another room in the hotel. ![]()
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