I can say yes to too many, but I won't admit to some of them outright.
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From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
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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:
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> 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
>>
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