Twas the night before World Wide, when all through the shack<\/p>\n
Not a rotor was turning, not even the stack;<\/p>\n
The finals were warmed in their chimneys so clear,<\/p>\n
In hopes that DXpeditions soon would appear;<\/p>\n
The guest ops were nestled all snug in their beds,<\/p>\n
While visions of morning runs danced in their heads;<\/p>\n
And mamma in her ‘headphones, and I in my cap,<\/p>\n
Had just settled down for a last minute nap,<\/p>\n
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,<\/p>\n
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.<\/p>\n
Away to the window I flew like a flash,<\/p>\n
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.<\/p>\n
The moon on the piles of unraked leaves below,<\/p>\n
Gave rise to the guilt of yard tools still stowed.<\/p>\n
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,<\/p>\n
But a full-on mobile, all bris’ling with gear.<\/p>\n
With a little old guest op, so lively and free,<\/p>\n
I knew in a moment it must be ‘DG.<\/p>\n
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,<\/p>\n
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;<\/p>\n
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old Op,<\/p>\n
And I laughed when I saw him, I just couldn’t stop;<\/p>\n
More rapid than eagles his QSOs they came,<\/p>\n
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;<\/p>\n
“Now, G3! now, DL! go P4 and VE!<\/p>\n
On, VK! next ZL! now, ZK and TT!<\/p>\n
To the top of the Section! to the top of the Zone!<\/p>\n
Now dash away,\u00a0 records, top them, alone!”<\/p>\n
As QRM that before the high speed run splatter,<\/p>\n
He lost not a moment to deal with the matter,<\/p>\n
And using his mouse to zero beat the zoo,<\/p>\n
‘Get off my freq AR, I know that it’s you’!<\/p>\n
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,<\/p>\n
And filled up the log; then moved for a jerk.<\/p>\n
And laying his finger aside of his Bose, And giving a nod, up the standings he rose.<\/p>\n
He copied the QSOs, some strong and some light,<\/p>\n
And worked them all quickly, late into the night.<\/p>\n
With uncanny speed the log he did fill,<\/p>\n
I knew after checking his UBN would be nil!<\/p>\n
He sprang to his mobile, to his mic gave a whistle,<\/p>\n
And away QSY’d with the speed of a missile.<\/p>\n
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove like a nut,<\/p>\n
Happy WorldWide to all, and to all, a\u00a0 ‘KICK BUTT’ !!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
by Tony Brock-Fisher K1KP (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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