She realy should - that's great!
Pat, K9JAU At 11:57 AM 9/28/2014, you wrote:
>And then there's the stuff they have to put up with from the general public.
>My wife has seriously considered getting a tea-shirt that says "I'm his
>wife, not his attendant!"
>--
>Jim, KE5AL
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:18 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: What our spouses have to put up with!
>
>Oh, my, what our spouses have to put up with! My Palma has helped me put up
>antennas and helped me read meters and even help me figure out schematic
>diagrams, even though she knows nothing about reading schematic diagrams!
><Smile> She has read many manuals to me that were not accessible any other
>way, and she has walked through step-by-step instructions on how to build
>antennas and various pieces of gear. Yes, there have been those times when I
>was
>Done building some new antenna that she would shake her head and say: "I
>don't know what that contraption is, but whatever it is, I sure hope it
>doesn't attack us in the middle of the night!" <lol> So, we owe a lot to our
>spouses and significant others that tolerate all of our craziness! <Smile>
>
>Ron, K8HSY
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 10:17 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>
>Ron:
>
>Yes, date nights are very very important for oh so many reasons!
>
>My XYL and I are coming up on our 40th wedding anniversary next June, and it
>sometimes amazes me that we both have survived some of the insanities we
>have experienced.
>
>However, survival and accepting each other's little quirks as you go is at
>least part of the key.
>
>And, yes, this does have something to do with ham radio, when I think of the
>many antenna instalations she has helped me with over the years, and some of
>those equipment purchases I somehow managed to convince her were necessary.
>(grin)  I am not afraid to say that there are many times that I am not quite
>sure what I would have done without her.  Yes, I'm sure I would have figured
>out how to survive somehow, because we blind folks are survivors, but it
>wouldn't have been nearly as easy or as fun.
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 9:20 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>
>Along those same lines, my wife, Palma, and I still have date nights.
>Recently, on our date night, we went out to a very nice restaurant for
>dinner and attended a live stage play. It was a delightful evening. On
>October 11, we are having another date night where we will go out for dinner
>in Murray Kentucky and attend the Bill Cosby stand-up performance.
>
>What does this have to do with ham radio? If you keep your wife happy, she
>will keep you happy, and sometimes that means the wife agreeing to your
>investing money in ham gear that you really don't need! <Smile>
>
>Oh, that goes both ways. She buys things that she really don't need too. I
>guess it must work because we have been married now for 36 years and are
>happily looking forward to another 36.
>
>Ron, K8HSY
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 6:24 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>
>Excellent advice, Pat,  from a man who knows.
>
>It's good to take the XYL out to dinner every so often anyway, regardless of
>our various ham radio and other gadget purchases.  (grin)
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 4:21 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>
>Tom,
>Until you see a definite need, probably not cost efficient to do it!  Take
>Sue out to dinner instead.
>Pat, k9JAUAt 10:50 AM 9/27/2014, you wrote:
> >Hello, everyone.
> >
> >I know this will be a matter of opinion, but is the TCXO crucial for
> >someone like me who does a lot of CW operating?  I realize that is
> >probably more essential for other HF digital modes, but those modes are
> >not of interest to me.
> >
> >The question is simply on my mind lately, due to some recent discussion
> >on both this list, and the TS590 Yahoo groups list.
> >
> >Tom Behler: KB8TYJ