Hi, Jimmy...   
      
   JA> DS>   I overdid it at the square dance on Thursday, and my hips (where I   
   JA> DS> have bone spurs from arthritis) were awfully sore...so much so, that it   
   JA> DS> was very difficult to get my left leg into the car.   
      
   JA>Ouch - hate to hear that!   
      
     It wasn't pleasant to say the least...although with appointments with my   
   PCP, urologist, and podiatrist, I got pretty good reports.   
      
   JA>We DID go and had a blast! We learned a lot - picked up a couple of study   
   JA>guides as well. Later that night I was THIS close to ordering a couple of   
   JA>Boefeng $30 radios from Amazon when I looked at the specs. Turns out the   
   JA>TYT radios we bought my wife last year are similiar and have the same   
   JA>frequencies! So no need to buy new radios. :-)   
      
     That'll help. Years ago, there was a "DC To Daylight" rig being sold at   
   Dayton Hamvention (the "Ham Radio Mecca") for $17,000!! Now, I could outfit a   
   nice shack for $17,000, but NOT for one rig.   
      
   JA>I've programmed several local reapeaters in and heard some traffic tonight!   
   JA>So exciting - LOL   
      
     Nowadays, if you don't have programming cable and software, it'll take   
   forever and a day to get it programmed.   
      
   JA>Can't promise that we will be there but definately keeping it in mind!   
      
     Well, you can't do it all.   
      
   JA> JA> DS> http://www.wx1der.com/dog.htm   
      
   JA>Now I know that's a 2x3. :-)   
      
     Reminds of the picture with a man and a dachshund, with the caption "For   
   your birthday, I thought you'd like to see a stud of a man with a nice   
   weiner". The dachshunds notes "You look wonderful today!!". LOL   
      
   Daryl   
      
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