I'm afraid it can cause kidney damage. Ever had a run going in the last hour of a contest and realized that you drank one soda too many?
George (K8QM) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:57 PM To: Charles Harpole Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] ham radio and age You forgot a few: 1. Walking to the shack from the kitchen. 2. Tuning your equipment. 3. Sending CW with a straight-key 4. Yelling your call when attempting to break a pile-up 3 and 4 can certainly get your cardio vascular system going! :-)) At 02:26 AM 1/17/2007 +0000, you wrote: >The process of getting older can be slowed a bit via uses of ham radio: > >1. Having goals to look forward to.... like DXCC and IOTA, and county hunting. >2. Mental exercises.... like CW and solving circuit problems, reading and >making schematics, etc. >3. Avoid isolation..... have rag chews and attend Hamfests and club meetings >4. Having someone to depend on and that depands on u.... like skeds and >helping a ham friend or being an Elmer. >and, last but not least, EXERCISE.... like walking to the back 40 to check >on the remote switch box. > >Lacking a back 40, ham radio lets us down in the exercise factor.... but >then what serves every need in life? Good health to all DXers, 73. > >BTW, some doctor ham should write a full article about these items for QST >or CQ ? > >Charles Harpole, HS0ZCW >[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 1/16/2007 8:25 AM Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
