Hams aren't so crazy. My other avocation is astronomy. Instead of sitting in
front of a radio for 48 hours this weekend I'm about to haul 2 telescopes,
boxes full of accessories, sleeping bags, batteries (for the scopes
electronic drives) and a bag full 'o snacks 50 miles to sit outside in 20
degree weather hoping for the skies to clear (we call breaks in the clouds
"sucker holes") for a few minutes...it's snowing here now.
So who's the craziest? K9GX the radio guy or K9GX the star guy?
Pick your poison!
73,
Mark S. Williams
K9GX
Elizabeth, IN
k9gx@n4gn.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <K3BU@aol.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Global Flyer - Sleep deprivation, food intake,and
physical ...
> In a message dated 3/11/2005 8:24:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> steve.root@culligan4water.com writes:
>
>
>>>My wife thinks we're all crazy. I don't think I want a professional
>>>opinion
> that might agree with her!<<
>
>
> I started to wonder about that myself, when one time, in the M/M operation
> I
> woke up to "CQ Contest..." coming from all corners of the house. I
> thought to
> myself: "Are we nuts?" Then when I sat down to run the pileup, I said:
> "Naaah, this is LIFE"
>
> We are not alone. What's the difference from those running around in
> circles,
> swimming back and forth, NASCARing...? Only different "department"
>
> If not contesting, I would be a "dead Ham" long time ago. What else is
> there?
> Done DXCC 3 times, designed, built radios, modified commercial junk, built
> super antennas, got eggs in the windows for wiping out TV reception, done
> some
> VHFing, QRPeeing (enough).
>
> Each next contest is the whole new ballgame with huge propagation variable
> and our skills to build better station, bigger mother antennas and work
> all
> those stations that others can't even hear. Each contest is the challenge
> on its
> own, with possibility of beating that "unbeatable" record, that would stay
> there for a while.
>
> All time record tables are the ultimate goal, so do not dilute them with
> zillion categories, like half element, QRP, packet crutch assisted....
>
> Are we crazy? Naaah, just nuts about radio and its mysteries.
>
> Yuri, da radio BUm
>
> As far as staying awake, get on Dr. Atkins diet, stay away from
> carbohydrates, THEY make you sleeeeepy!!
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