Subj : Re: Trying to study for
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Aug 17 2020 12:55 am

Sean,


 SD> If you're putting "stupid amounts of money" into ham radio, you need to
 SD> re-examine why you're doing it.  I have but a humble ICOM IC-718
 SD> matched to a myantennas.com 10-80m EFHW ... about $800 invested into
 SD> that setup ... and I can work the world just fine with it, even in
 SD> rotten conditions.  I'm doing a lot more digital work these days though
 SD> I prefer SSB.

  That ICOM IC-718 is the basic no frills get your feet wet in HF rig. That's
what we had in that HF Railroad Mobile station, noted in the video on my QRZ
profile.

 SD> Give yourself some credit.  You may have actually learned something and
 SD> just not realized it.

  The electronics and math weren't my forte', but I found the other stuff
fascinating.

 SD> I rarely use DX spotting in contests.  It's more fun to do the "hunt
 SD> and pounce" method for me that way.

  Contesting was never my forte' -- but as you said, there's something in
the hobby for everybody.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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