RE: [DX-CHAT] ham radio and age
At 10:40 PM 1/17/2007, Charles Harpole wrote: Geo I keep an empty gallon milk jug under my ham desk for relief. U will never know when u need it. 73 Thank you for sharing. John K5MO Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] ham radio and age
Charlie, Didn't you get any exercise whenever you were stringing up those dipoles and longwires, either in your backyard, or on some of those fine DX-peditions ? C'mon, ham radio can give us a fair amount of exercise, maybe not as much as some hobbies, but walking to the Post Office to mail or pick up the QSL cards from the Post Box, and often a lengthy jaunt around all the tables at a hamfest, while it didn't work up a sweat, sure was good for us ! Or maybe just measuring out the wire for those dipoles, and then tweaking them to get them on frequency certainly was always a step in the right direction. All you have to do is remember how many real or simulated emergency drills, like Field Day, that you participated in, and I think you'll remember all the hard work and exercise you got running back and forth to gas up the generators, and some of the other things that went into Field Day, like getting that temporary tower and beam up and down ... . Now that you think about it, how many other aspects of ham radio got a little bit of exercise into you ? I'll bet everyone of us can think about some events in our long careers as ham radio operators, while not happening every day, were memorable, nonetheless, for how good we felt after all the work that went into getting that station up and running, because there was exercise and physical effort that went into it ! 73, Dennis Kopecky, WJ2R [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Charles Harpolemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.orgmailto:dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:26 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] ham radio and age 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]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ From photos to predictions, The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes has it all. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline1http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline1 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chathttp://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.orgmailto:dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.orghttp://njdxa.org/
RE: [DX-CHAT] ham radio and age
Geo I keep an empty gallon milk jug under my ham desk for relief. U will never know when u need it. 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: George McCrary [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Charles Harpole' [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] ham radio and age Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:18:12 -0500 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: dx-chat@njdxa.org 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 +, 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, dx-chat@njdxa.org 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, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org _ The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
