I solder all the time no problem and I can't see a thing so it is possible.
I have evne done some circut board work although I don't particularly like
to.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Calling CQ--Thoughts from readers?
> Hi y'all,
>
> So I wonder--what'd y'all think of Calling CQ? I mean, since the list
> was down, what else was there to read? (Only kidding, of course.)
>
> Some thoughts from me:
>
> Well, I loved it! Of course, I couldn't help thinking while reading it
> about your father saying, "When I was your age, I had to walk to
> school! Ten miles! Through the snow! Uphill! Both ways!" But that was
> really just sort of, I don't know, not what I thought the tone of the
> book was at all, it just crossed my mind. Especially with the story
> about those guys in the lighthouse. But that book sure is full of some
> great stories. My overriding thought was, man, there's no way I could
> measure up to the balls some of those guys had! I mean, they did what
> had to be done in a lot of cases, but I couldn't help but
> think. ... Would I have the wherewithal to act in a similar way? Would
> I have the strength of character? Would I have the ingenuity? I
> certainly wouldn't have the ingenuity! Heck, I'd love to try my hand
> at building something, but I can't quite figure out how I'd do the
> soldering. But I do have a friend or two who says that they'd love to
> help me put together some QRP gear--which sounds like loads of fun!
> But mostly, that book just affirms to me that we have a great hobby,
> and we have a wonderful tradition and heritage to uphold. Let no one
> say ham radio is a boring hobby for boring old guys with boring aches
> and pains and boring old equipment and are living in the past. Hey,
> you gotta know the past to see the future, or something like that,
> right?
>
> Vy 73,
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV | From the pines down to the projects,
> Email: [log in to unmask] | Life pushes up through the cracks.
> Phone: (972) 276-6360 | And it's only going forward,
> ICQ: 36621210 | And it's never going back.--Small Potatoes
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