I wrote this to send to local contest newbies to encourage them to
consider the Stew:
*‘Twas the day after Christmas, when all through the house*
*Kids played with their toys and the cat caught a mouse.*
*Gathered round the tree, the people made merry*
*While the ham in the shack prepared for Stew Perry.*
**
*Although the Stew Perry contest was only Morse code*
*The ham didn’t mind, ‘twas his favourite mode.*
*The inverted L hung in a tall tree with care;*
*N1MM was loaded with the local grid square.*
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*In the mid-afternoon the ham heard only static*
*And flew to the window looking down from the attic*
*To check the antenna, but it was still there.*
*It went up 30 feet, then across in the air.*
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*His radials, of which he had only two,*
*They were not even straight but he hoped they would do.*
*It was not yet dusk, the sun was still high*
*The ham sat and relaxed with an audible sigh.*
**
*As the sun started to set, there arose such a clatter,*
*The ham spun the dial to see what was the matter.*
*160 meters was full of sigs that were strong*
*The ham picked one out and joined in the throng.*
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*A few hours later, after running the band*
*The ham relaxed a bit, turkey sandwich at hand.*
*Already 100 QSOs in the log,*
*The ham dreamt of a Beverage or maybe a BOG.*
**
*As dawn approached, the ham was still at his work*
*Nodding off, a call woke him up with a jerk.*
*It was Santa, who had just got on for a bit*
*“MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A DIT DIT.”*
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