ME: Hello, my name is Thom and I have a serious case of addiction.
PSYCH: Can you describe this addiction.
ME: Well I joined this group on Contesting.com and I think they have
gotten me into something that I am truly, truly liking.
PSYCH: Can you tell me a bit about this group?
ME: Well the Contesting.com group is called RTTY. They seem like a
really nice bunch of people.
PSYCH: I see. What is this thing called RTTY?
ME: RTTY is short for Radio Teletype. It is a digital mode we use to
communicate, on Amateur Radio.
PSYCH: Oh I see. So what part of this RTTY has you so concerned?
ME: On the weekends we do this thing called Contesting. All of us get
on the air and the object is to make as many contacts as possible in a
certain time period. When we are not contesting we all get withdrawal
symptoms, Some of us have it worse than others.
PSYCH: OK. So what makes you think you are addicted to this?
ME: It's nearly every weekend during the Fall, Winter and Spring. I
just cannot seem to do anything else on the weekends. The lawn never
gets mowed but I am waiting for it to grow over my new radial system I
laid down for my 40 meter vertical. In the winter the driveway never
gets plowed. In the spring the garden never gets planted. Then there
is the dog.
PSYCH: That's all very interesting...do you think I could try this RTTY
contesting you speak of?
ME: I am not sure. It can be quite addictive.
73
Thom KI8W
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