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--- r_lwesterfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is excellent . . . just what this group needs . > . . and I deeply and > truly mean that . . .sheesh . . . > > > > Rick - KH2DF > > > > _____ > > From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of John Bradley > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:41 PM > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [digitalradio] Pactor and Seasonally > Affected Disorder (SAD) > > > > <snip> > > > > New Discovery from the Bolivian Journal of Medicine > > > > Physcians in Bolivia have recently released a paper > on the destructive > effects of pactor tones > > On the middle-aged radio amateur population. > > > > The pulse frequency of pactor 3 appears to cause > anxiety and obsessive > behavior among middle aged males exposed to these > frequencies while engaged > in their hobbies. The pulse noise appears to have a > cumulative effect on the > observed subjects, increasing anxiety and fear > through each exposure. In > extreme cases the obsession is all consuming, and > the fear of robotic pactor > operations has become the focus of these individuals > to the exclusion of all > other aspects of a broad based hobby. > > > > Scientists have observed that these obsessions > appear to peak at the spring > and fall equinox. There is also some speculation > that the lower the > latitude, the more obsessive the individuals become. > As the syndrome > progresses, > > The affected individuals increasingly become less > able to form rational > thoughts . As the anxiety deepens ,the individuals > affected look for > software cures which would curtail or eliminate > pactor pulse when a > frequency is used for other purposes. > > > > As the anxiety increases many individuals become > focused on WINLINK, an > organization which uses pactor tones to move data > from radio amateurs around > the world. While the use of WINLINK is considerably > down from 20 years ago, > it is still responsible for the majority of pactor > pulse cases the > scientists have observed. > > > > Scientist have also found that there is a readily > available cure. They > recommend turning off any email service for a week, > and , at the same time > using OLIVIA to communicate on the radio amateur > bands. The soothing tones > of Olivia, especially 1000/32 tones has been know to > cure the most anxious > of operators, especially when scotch or rum is > consumed at the same time. > > > > While this is not a cure, the obsessive behavior > should be in remission for > several months after the one week cure. > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > VE5MU > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
