[Elecraft] The white box

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Where's mine? Santa must have missed me :-( - I've been a good boy,
honest!!!!

My XLY says she wishes I'd been a 'bad boy'
HiHi


On 24/10/07 21:56, "James C. Hall, MD" <nwtcc at earthlink.net> sent:

> This is just awesome ! There's a lot of talent on this reflector ! I can
> learn this one by heart.
> 
> 73 and waiting also ... Christmas, I think !
> Jamie  WB4YDL
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Stein [mailto:RStein at co.grays-harbor.wa.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:49 PM
> To: James C. Hall, MD
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] The white box
> 
> Jeez, Doug !
> 
> You need to come and recite "The Night Before Christmas" to my kids ... in
> free prose !
> 
> You mean something like this?????????
> 
> With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.............
>  
> Twas the night before shipment
> when all through the shop
> the Elecraft crew exhausted
> and ready to drop!
>  
> The K3's were stacked
> by the back door with care
> in hopes the UPS man
> would soon be there
>  
> The hams were all tired
> of the air-waves so dead
> with K3 block diagrams
> scrambled in their heads
>  
> When out in the street
> there arose such a squeal
> It must be a truck
> his brakes on the steel
>  
> I sprang from my chair
> from in front of the rig
> my heart skipped a beat
> it must be something big!
>  
> And what to my wondering
> eyes did appear
> but a shiny brown truck....
> must be full of gear!
>  
> Mr. Brown quickly hopped
> from out of his truck
> he had a big box....
> could this be good luck?
>  
> He walked  to my door
> and gave his sharp knock
> I could only just stand there
> I guess I was in shock
>  
> I opened the door
> and what must this be
> It was from Aptos
> It is my K3!!!
>  
> As I picked up the box
> I thought I could hear
> The Elecraft gang
> Wishing...a good DX year!
> 
> 73, Roger WA7BOC K2#755 and waiting...........

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