[SOC] CW Dog

["Hannes Grünsteidl, OE3SGU"]

Perfect!


n0uv at charter.net schrieb:
> I'm usually pretty quiet, but had to send this out to the group.
> 73 es Ho Ho Ho
> Scott - n0uv
> See you in the 160 tonight.
>
> I received this from Dr. Del Kohler, W7JG.
>
> Phil
>
>     Subject: The CW Dog
>
> During a recent trip my wife and I were on we drove
>
> around the back woods of East Texas. On one back road I
>
> saw a sign in front of a broken down shanty style
>
> house: "Talking Dog for Sale." Well I needed a break so
>
> I stopped to see what the deal was. I went into the
>
> backyard and see a nice looking Labrador retriever
>
> sitting there.
>
> "You talk?" I asked. 
>
> "Yep," the Lab replies. 
>
> Well after I got over the shock of hearing a dog talk,
>
> I asked "So, what's your story?" 
>
> "Ah shucks there ain't much to tell. Is that a VUU
>
> screwdriver antenna on your truck out there?" 
>
> "How did you know that," I asked? 
>
> The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I'm a ham radio
>
> operator. I got my Ticket when I was a young pup and in
>
> no time at all I had my 5 band DXCC in Phone and CW.
>
> The CIA heard about me and asked me to do some spy work
>
> for them. I would h ang around the communications
>
> centers and with my keen hearing I could copy the transmissions. 
>
> Because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping, I was one of 
>
> their most valuable spies for eight years." Copying high speed CW 
>
> all day really tired me out and I knew I wasn't getting any younger. 
>
> So, I decided to settle down. I retired from the CIA 
>
> 8 dog years is 56 CIA years) and joined a ham radio club. 
>
> In fact I won first place in the Oklahoma QSO Party two years in a 
> row. 
>
> Then I had a mess of puppies and got away from Ham Radio for a while. 
>
> I sure miss my radio. Why don't you buy me and I'll be your CW 
> operator 
>
> in the Texas QSO Party. 
>
> I said "let me see what I can do." 
>
> I went back in and asked the owner what he wanted for
>
> the dog. 
>
> "Ten dollars," the guy says. 
>
> "Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you
>
> selling him so cheap?" 
>
> "Bec ause he's a liar. He never did any of that stuff.
>
> He's just a No Code Technician."
>
>
>
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