[sdiy] O/T Amateur Radio

[Graham Atkins]

On 1 Oct 2010, at 06:25, David G. Dixon wrote:

> My dad (N6KEN) got his general license in the 80s after many years of
> on-again-off-again effort, and then found that he really didn't have
> anything to say to the other hams.  He ended up selling his gear and  
> never
> looking back.  It was one of those things that seemed a lot cooler  
> before he
> actually had it, I guess.

That was my experience. I still listen to both HF, VHF and UHF  
transmissions
sometimes but mostly aviation, broadcast and other utilities, my TX  
equipment
long since gone.

Graham