I can answer yes to a good many of those.


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On 25/12/2008 4:24 PM, we were able to ascertain that john vernaleken 
pondered upon these thoughts, and proclaimed thus.:
> I guess I can answer YES to some of them of them .
> 
> John  KC2QJB
> 
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> =46rom: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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 yo=
> u would
>> need.
>> 2. When a friend gets a ride from you and remarks that you have a l=
> ot of=20
>> 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 o=
> r short
>> path would be best.
>> 4. When you can look at a globe and be able to point to your antipo=
> de (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 e=
> nd 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 a=
> n
>> 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:=20
>> 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 s=
> tation.
>> 17. The wife and kids are away and the first thing that goes throug=
> h 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 cof=
> fee=20
>> 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 w=
> hat???
>> 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 i=
> s what=20
>> 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 a=
> nd
>> 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 Re=
> corder,
>> 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 radi=
> o
>> equipment
>> in the front seat.
>> 30. Your wife was excited when you were talking about achieving tha=
> t
>> 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 shac=
> k and
>> scan
>> the property for possible tower
>> placement.
>> 37. When house hunting, you give your realtor topographical maps sh=
> owing
>> local
>> elevations.
>> 38. The real estate agent scratches his head when you ask if the so=
> il
>> 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 amplifi=
> er.
>> 41. Fermentation never enters your mind when "homebrew" is mentione=
> d.
>> 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 arri=
> ve.
>> 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 hea=
> vy 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 la=
> wn 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 you=
> r
>> mortgage.
>> Reprint permission is granted for non-commercial use. =A9 2007 - Ch=
> arles
>> Winkler=20
> 
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