Hi Gary, Hang in there. I have a friend who is a Pacemaker doctor and has written an article for QST about the problem with ham radios. But I caution that you should listen to your own doctor.
Check the back issues at www.arrl.org/ if you can. Jul 1994 QST page 34 by Weber, Fred, AA2KI Pacemakers, Interference and Amateur Radio Article: <http://www.arrl.org/members-only//tis/info/pdf/jul94.pdf>http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/jul94.pdf [PDF: 1,118,434 bytes] We're all pulling for you. 73, John Dilks, K2TQN ------------------------------------ At 01:49 PM 1/28/2009, you wrote: >Hello, > >My name is Gary Carson. I am a frequent reader of this >reflector. I participate in 75/80 meter operation several times a >month from Oklahoma City (or at least I did). > >I have contracted a rare disease known as Transverse Myelitis. At >the present time I have no use of my legs or hands, and very limited >use of my arms. I've also been in the hospital this entire >time. There are several of you that I am used to talking to on a >frequent basis and would just like to say hi and I hope that I am >able to get back on one of these days. I hope I don't end up >selling my boat anchors over this. During the initial assessment of >the problems I was fitted with an internal pacemaker. They are not >usually compatible with ham radio. I also have bought in the last >few months a transmitter that will be physically too big for me to >work on unless I get much better. I can't make myself sell it >yet. It is capable of being remotely operated, just that I'm not. > >I just wanted to let my friends know why I've not been heard >from. I called Jim W5JO yesterday and let him know. But since my >daughter is sitting here taking this as dictation I thought I'd try >to go ahead and send something out myself, also. I hope to get back >on the air. Please feel free to post this on the AMFone if somebody >wants to, although I don't know as many of that group as I do this >one, or any other AM related site. I hope this is not the end of my >ham career. It is out of my hands at the present time. > >73, > >Gary Carson KD5CPL ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
