[TenTec] New generation ham's-offtopic but had to say something

[Jim Brown K9YC]

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:06:45 -0400, Rick Denney wrote:

>An extremely important point to remember is that there is no
>exclusivity between "contributing" and "having fun". These two
>characteristics should both be true.

I completely agree. I started in ham radio in 1955. I finished my 
BSEE in 1964. I have been studying SOMETHING nearly every day since 
-- everything from more electronics to acoustics to photography to 
business to economics to RFI and EMC, computers, software, 
geography, world politics, and so on. In the process I have learned 
many new things, and gained considerable pleasure from all the work 
and experience. I'm still at it, still doing research, typically 
writing several technical papers and/or tutorials each year, sharing 
what I've learned at ham clubs, and so on. I'm also working on 
improving both my station and my operating skills. 

When I stop, it will time for someone to throw dirt on me. 

73,

Jim Brown K9YC