Man Sends Slow Scan Image of His Housecat

By WBØRUR, on the scene

ST. WEIRSBURG, Mo. – – Man’s best friend may be a dog, unless it’s the frisky feline owned by Jonathon Climatoris of rural West Flooster County, Missouri.

The Cat seen around the world

Climatoris – an amateur radio operator or “ham” – is gaining world-wide popularity as “the guy who sent his cat’s photo over the radio.”

“I’m not really sure what the big deal is,” says Climatoris, who works as a high school A/V tech. “I was operating SSTV on 15 meters. My cat saddled up and lied down next to me. It just popped into my head – snap a photo of my cat and use it as part of the QSO. I guess the rest is history!”

The image of “Mr. Whiskers” quickly caught the eye of several people monitoring the SSTV transmissions.

“I stepped out of the shack for a few minutes. When I returned, I saw the cat’s photo captured on my monitor. The eyes beckoned to me in a way that I can’t explain,” says Pierre Yranket, who lives on a cheese farm outside of Montegnal, France. “I immediately had to save the photo and use it in my own QSOs.”

“Those eyes – they follow you!” declares Antonin Razkebutin, a ham radio operator from Moscow. “You can’t ignore them.”

As of now, Climatoris says he’s pleased with the attention his cat is getting and says it’s “well-deserved.”

“She’s a natural for the camera with her fluffy fur and colorful markings. But he issues this warning and wants it understood clearly: the cat is not allowed to sleep on top of the Alpha Amplifier.

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