[CW] Phone Operator's Ten Best Reasons for not getting on CW

[Artmouton]

What's a microphone?
Art K5FNQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ring" <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 2:23 AM
Subject: [CW] Phone Operator's Ten Best Reasons for not getting on CW


> With appologies to David Letterman.
>
> #10 - 10-4 is too difficult to send because no one knows the hyphen.
>
> #9 - If God wanted man to do CW, he would have sewn his mouth shut.
>
> #8 - The CW jack is in back and I'd have to move the radio.
>
> #7 - There isn't enough room in front of the radio for a microphone and a 
> key.
>
> #6 - My reverb won't work with the key.
>
> #5 - I can't drink beer while sending with the key and I can't
> broadcast the burps I make.
>
> #4 - I can't run ultrawide CW like I can on SSB as spark is illegal.
>
> #3 - A key didn't come with the rig, but a microphone did.
>
> #2 - When I'm on CW, I can't take out my dentures so I sound drunk.
>
> And the #1 Reason why Phone Operators give for not getting on CW is:
>
> #1 - I waited twenty years for W5YI to propagandize for "No Code" to
> become a reality and I'll be damned if I'm going to give in now.
>
>
> All meant in fun - no offense meant - I operate phone sometimes too!
>
> 73 and a tap of the code key to all,
>
> DR
>
> =30=
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