I guess I can answer YES to some of them of them .

John  KC2QJB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 8:01 PM
Subject: You Might be Adicted to Ham Radio If ...


> You Might be Addicted to Ham Radio if:
>
> 1. When you look at a full moon and wonder how much antenna gain you would
> need.
> 2. When a friend gets a ride from you and remarks that you have a lot of 
> CBs
> in your vehicle, it turns in to an hour
> long rant on how ham radio is not CB radio.
> 3. When someone asks for directions, you pause, wondering if long or short
> path would be best.
> 4. When you can look at a globe and be able to point to your antipode (and
> you
> know what an antipode is).
> 5. Your cell phone ring tone is a Morse code message of some kind.
> 6. You have accidentally said your Amateur Radio call sign at the end of a
> telephone conversation.
> 7. Your favorite vacation spots are always on mountain tops.
> 8. You notice more antennas than road signs while driving your car.
> 9. You have driven onto the shoulder of the road while looking at an
> antenna.
> 10. Porcupines appear to be fascinated with your car.
> 11. If you ever tried to figure out the operating frequency of your
> microwave
> oven.
> 12. When you look around your bedroom of wall to wall ham gear and ask: 
> Why
> am
> I still single?
> 13. The local city council doesn't like you.
> 14. You think towers look pretty.
> 15. Your family doesn't have a clue what to get you for Christmas, even
> after
> you tell them.
> 16. Your HF amplifier puts out more power than the local AM radio station.
> 17. The wife and kids are away and the first thing that goes through your
> head
> is that no one will bother you while
> you call "CQ DX" a few hundred times.
> 18. When you pull into a donut shop and the cops there on their coffee 
> break
> ask if they can see your radio setup.
> 19. You refer to your children as your "Harmonics".
> 20. Your girlfriend or wife asks: "You're going to spend $XXXX on what???
> 21. You actually believe you got a good deal on eBay.
> 22. When you see a house with a metal roof, and your only thought is what 
> a
> great ground plane that would be.
> 23. You have pictures of your radio equipment as wallpaper on your
> computer's
> desktop.
> 24. Every family vacation includes a stop at a Ham radio store.
> 25. The first question you ask the new car dealer is: "What is the
> alternator's current output"?
> 26. You buy a brand new car based on the radio mounting locations and
> antenna
> mounting possibilities.
> 27. You have tapped out Morse code on your car's horn.
> 28. A lightning storm takes out a new Laptop, Plasma TV, and DVD Recorder,
> but
> all you care about is if your radios
> are okay.
> 29. Your wife has had to ride in the back seat because you had radio
> equipment
> in the front seat.
> 30. Your wife was excited when you were talking about achieving that
> critical
> angle, but very disappointed when you
> finally did.
> 31. During a love making session with your wife, you stop to answer a call
> on
> the radio.
> 32. Your wife threatens you with divorce when you tell her that you are
> going
> on a "fox" hunt.
> 33. Talking about male and female connectors makes you feel excited.
> 34. You dream of big, comfortable, knobs, but not on women.
> 35. You always park on the top floor of the deck, just in case you might
> have
> to wait in the car later.
> 36. When house hunting, you look for the best room for a radio shack and
> scan
> the property for possible tower
> placement.
> 37. When house hunting, you give your realtor topographical maps showing
> local
> elevations.
> 38. The real estate agent scratches his head when you ask if the soil
> conductivity is high, medium, or low.
> 39. You have Ham radio magazines in the bathroom.
> 40. When your doorbell rings, you immediately shut down the amplifier.
> 41. Fermentation never enters your mind when "homebrew" is mentioned.
> 42. Instead of just saying no, you have said "negative".
> 43. You have used a person's name to indicate acknowledgement.
> 44. You become impatient waiting for the latest AES catalog to arrive.
> 45. You have found yourself whistling "CQ" using Morse code.
> 46. You always schedule the third weekend in May for vacation.
> 47. You walk carefully in your back yard to avoid being close-lined.
> 48. You have deep anxiety or panic attacks during high winds or heavy ice.
> 49. You and the FedEx/UPS men are on a first name basis.
> 50. You really start to miss people that you've never seen.
> 51. Your exercise machine is a Morse code keyer.
> 52. You walk through the plumbing section at the hardware store and see
> antenna parts.
> 53. Your neighbors thought you were nuts when you ripped up your lawn to
> bury
> chicken wire.
> 54. Your next door neighbor thinks that your wife is a widow.
> 55. Your wife has delivered meals to your Ham shack.
> 56. If you sold all your Ham radio equipment, you could pay off your
> mortgage.
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