Hi all, I couldn't resist forwarding this bit of humor!  GRIN!

73 and Enjoy:
J.
John Jacques
Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
"Where Cat Is,  Is Civilization!"

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From: Marilyn Dorn <[log in to unmask]>
To: (Recipient list suppressed)
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:28:38 -0700
Subject: You might be a Redneck Ham Radio Operator if...
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>You might be a Redneck Ham Radio Operator if...
>
>1.  One leg of your dipole is tied to the outhouse.
>2.  Needle nose pliers are needed to turn your transceiver on and off.
>3.  You paid more for your mobile antenna than you did for your wife's 
>wedding ring.
>4.  You paused for ID every ten minutes while on your honeymoon.
>5.  Your spouse says, "Honey, do you love me?" And your response is
"QSL, 
>ROGER THAT!"
>6.  Your trailer home is part of your antenna.
>7.  Your mobile radio costs more than the vehicle it's mounted in.
>8.  Your power supply consists of jumper cables hanging out the window
of 
>your shack
>       attached to the battery of your truck.
>9.  Your HF rig is the latest ICOM or KENWOOD and your Desk Mic came
from 
>Radio Shack.
>10.  Your idea of RF is REAL FINE audio.
>11.  Your homebrew amplifier resembles a moonshine whiskey still in
Alabama .
>12.  Your TV antenna and 10 Meter Beam are one in the same.
>13.  You own a linear amplifier but not a lawn mower.