[TenTec] One More Time

[James Duffer]

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>Now it seems that we keep forgetting, ham radio is only a hobby.  Expensive 
>one to some, not so expensive to others.  It relative.  It's no different 
>and not much more expensive in many cases than flying RC model planes.  One 
>small radio glitch or one pilot error and a $2000 craft strikes tera-firma 
>at a rapid and usually accelerating pace leaving one to collect the pieces 
>and start all over.  And there's nothing offered FREE either.  Better yet, 
>me for one, in the past I fly the real planes for a hobby.  Buy the farm 
>with one of those babies and you just spent some $30 to $50K or more.  Oh, 
>don't forget the required annual inspections at some $3000 to $5000 each 
>and these don't seem very free either.  And that too is only a hobby.

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Not all hams believe or consider it a hobby.  Some or devoted to emergency 
type operations, some or devoted to traffic handling, some or devoted to 
experimenting and home brewing.  I'm not even sure Part 97 defines it as a 
"hobby"

Agree, that most may consider it a hobby, including myself,  I may be wrong, 
but I am not in the minority!

73, Jim dewd4air