Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : TONY LANGDON
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Sep 14 2016 06:03 pm

Tony,

TL> DS>   A few years ago, they noted on Amateur Radio Newsline "a DC to
TL> DS> Daylight rig for $17,000"!! Now, I could outfit a nice shack for
TL> DS> $17,000 -- but for one rig, to me, that's overkill.

TL>Yes, I could haave a pretty complete shack for $17k

  Like Tim Duffy, K3LR, does. From what I've seen, that is the ULTIMATE
contester's shack.

TL>Haha, yeah I just get half a dozen tickets, if I'm staying for the raffle
TL>(haven't stayed long enough at the last couple of hamfests I've attended).

  It's rare I'll spend that much money on tickets...especially with
antenna prohibitions, meaning I can't have RF gear. But, if someone buys
$100 or so worth of tickets, if they win a big radio prize, they more
than have their money back, especially when they try to sell it. So much
of "no pecuniary interest". :P

  Several years ago, when I ran a local traders net, there was one ham
who listed the same few items week after week. I never had a problem
with that individual. Yet, there was another one who had several
rotating sets of items, as it were. Rumor had it that he was doing it as
a business, which is a violation of the rules. He confronted me once,
and said "you're accusing me of running a business"...to which I said
"I'm not accusing you of anything. But, if the shoe fits, wear it!!".

  A few nights later, I had a bizarre dream (I don't recall what I ate
for dinner, and I doubt I was being cannibalistic in eating ham (hi
hi)), but I dreamed that I was contacted by the FCC, about "a ham
violating Part 97 on the Traders Net -- do you have proof??". In this
dream, I submitted the logs to the FCC, and a few weeks later, on
Newsline (again in this dream), there was a report of "An Arkansas ham
was hit with a notice of liability for forfeiture for violation of Party
97.113.A.3" (you can list ham radio items you want to buy, sell, or
trade...provided such activity isn't done on a regular basis). That is
one dream I wished would have come to pass!!

  This ham also sat at one end of the couch, and his son at the other,
and they were talking to each other on the local wide aread coverage
repeater, with HT's. I'm still trying to figure out what purpose that
served. :P

TL> DS>   On another note, I tried to email you for an info pack on your FTN
TL> DS> "radio net", but the address bounced.

TL>vk3jed@vkradio.com :)

TL> DS>  þ OLX 1.53 þ E-mail returned to sender...insufficient voltage.

TL>Maybe that was your problem? ;)

  I guess I shouldn't have sent it barefoot, and cranked my email client
up to 1.5 kw (hi hi). I went ahead and tried sending it from the BBS's
email address...I hope that one works, or I'll have to try another one.

TL>... I.R.S.: We've got what it takes to take what you've got!

  Actually, "The I.R.S." actually means "THEIRS"...when it comes to
money. :P

Daryl, WX1DER

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