HAM Radio Call Sign Check-In Thread

But I have a feeling I'm going to be compelled to go deeper down the rabbit hole after checking out ARRL Field Day for the first time in June. :smile: Contesting seems like it'd be really fun.

Go ahead and start studying... :smirk:
I enjoy contests and DX because the exchange is short, I am not a "rag chew" type. I don't care how your last doc appointment went, that you have to go to the store today, that Bob down the road put up a new antenna, that you just took your dog outside for his daily BM and it's sunny and 75 in CA..... :unamused:

I will exchange pleasantries with a DX station and thank them for answering me but there are typically other people waiting to make that contact so the QSOs are generally short.
Luckily ham radio offers a little something for everyone, even the gumpy old farts... no offense @old_man :tearsofjoy:
 
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Go ahead and start studying... :smirk:
I enjoy contests and DX because the exchange is short, I am not a "rag chew" type. I don't care how your last doc appointment went, that you have to go to the store today, that Bob down the road put up a new antenna, that you just took your dog outside for his daily BM and it's sunny and 75 in CA..... :unamused:

I will exchange pleasantries with a DX station and thank them for answering me but there are typically other people waiting to make that contact so the QSOs are generally short.
Luckily ham radio offers a little something for everyone, even the gumpy old farts... no offense @old_man :tearsofjoy:
Grumpy old fart?... I resemble that remark. One of my mottos is that the definition of stress is the inability to choke the hell out of someone who desperately deserves it.
 
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