Subj : Re: Quarantine projects
To : Ogg
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jun 08 2020 09:39 am
Og> Maybe circumstances arise that preclude buying equipment.
Such as the price of gear. <G> Several years ago, there was a rig at the
Hamvention...described as "DC To Daylight" for $20,000!! Now, I could outfit
a nice shack for $20,000...but for one rig, that's overkill.
That's why I operate "internet radio"...$1150 a month on disability does
not go very far.
Og> Maybe some people just want the challenge of taking the test (with some
Og> notion of possibly getting on air at an open-ended time) and nothing
Og> more.
Now, if they have job or family commitments, that's understandable.
Og> I have a family friend who is still a very active ham operator now in
Og> his 90's. VE3IWY. I *know* that he has been eager for me to get a
Og> license. His collection of radio equipment is very interesting. We
Og> share many interests in computer stuff. I know that he would have taken
Og> to packet radio just for the experience had he learned about it sooner.
I bought a TNC at the Memphis Hamfest in 1998, and it sat in the closet
for 2-4 years. I still have it, but no rig to work with it. Otherwise, I
could possibly set up a packet radio door on the BBS.
Og> Good to see you back online.
I'm trying to finish computer work in advance of the remnants of Tropical
Storm Cristobal, so I'll be offline until sometime Tuesday.
Daryl, WX4QZ
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