one thing i've learned, not to have any ham gear in the master bedroom, it's 
a recipe for disaster.  There's only so much room for me and the dog in his 
house.
And he don't like radios in his place either hi hi.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: You Might be Adicted to Ham Radio If ...


>
> I can say yes to too many, but I won't admit to some of them outright.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 6:45 AM
> Subject: Re: You Might be Adicted to Ham Radio If ...
>
>
>>I can answer yes to a good many of those.
>>
>>
>> Shaun,
>> vk2fese,
>>
>>
>> "Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war"
>>
>>
>> web sites:
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> __________ NOD32 3716 (20081224) Information __________
>>>
>>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
>>> http://www.eset.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG.
> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1864 - Release Date: 
> 12/25/2008 9:40 AM
>
>