From: "Jeff Edmonson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I recall someone referred to as the 'dog' back in the early 80s who
> ripped this off and instead used 'No lids, no kids, no retirees' or
> such. Fortunately he was removed from the bands at some point for his
> behavior(far worse than his intro), and fortunately - he operated SSB.
> Think the call was WA4D? Probably still out there, somewhere....
Callsign: WA4D Class: Extra Codes: HAI USA
Name: MICHAEL E WHATLEY
Addr1: 5844 DORIS DR
Addr2: ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
Country: USA
Effective: 24 Aug 1995 Expires: 24 Aug 2005
Lookups: 1113
Yes, I remember him well. Don't remember the retiree stuff, but he was a
QRM'er and a jammer. He would come on a frequency with SSB and announce
that the occupants had 10 minutes to terminate their QSO. If they didn't
comply, he would come on with an exceptionally loud and distorted signal and
jam the frequency until everyone was gone. "Dog" was his phonetic for
wa4"D". He tromped over AM and SSB alike. Like many such individuals, he
was widely detested, but also enjoyed a cult following. This was in the
days when there was practically no FCC enforcement, but somehow he raised
his profile high enough that they took proceedings against him. I forget
what the outcome was, but he was not heard jamming after that.
Don K4KYV
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