Muro deGrizecoApr 8

#Cat story:

Some months back, using a rescued e-waste laptop as a ham radio computer.

Running Debian #Linux, it sat on my office desk, with a tiny QDX digital radio on USB, squeaking out tiny 4 Watt QRP #JS8 signals into antenna coax.

JS8 is low speed chat mode, with relaying and stored messages, right? I would let it run all day, then check it once or twice a day, message scattered ops.

Well... One day I get WTF email saying,

"Dood, U Ok? You been sending nonsense last hour!"

Oh no!

Show threadMuro deGrizecoApr 8

I'm at work, reading that ham's email about my QRM, on my phone.

Quickly call my spouse.

"Are you working in the home office? Ok. Is Kitty Fooble is next to you? Is he sitting on my laptop keyboard? Ah-ha! That's it!"

Then I explained.

"OMG! My fault, I left laptop keyboard exposed. Our cat is butt-typing the ionosphere via JS8! Hams everywhere complaining! Flip power switch! Unplug this and that!"

Ha ha ha!

Silly me.

Hey, so now you have a story with
#HamRadio , #Linux, and a #cat

Show threadStumpy The Mutt
@murodegrizeco I've heard dogs barking on a net after the operator walked away from their rig with vox left on. But cat butt beacons take the cake!
Apr 8 at 11:33pmWeb
Show threadMuro deGrizecoApr 9

@StumpyTheMutt

Now I have a Jane's Addiction parody stuck in my head.

(Dog barking, then song begins...)

"Been caught jamming once, when he left the mic.
I enjoy barking. It's just as simple as that.
When I see something, that I gotta bark at."

#HamRadio #QRM #dog

Show threadStumpy The MuttApr 9
@murodegrizeco K9DOG calling CQ arf arf!