Tony,   
      
   TL> DS>   A few years ago, they noted on Amateur Radio Newsline "a DC to   
   TL> DS> Daylight rig for $17,000"!! Now, I could outfit a nice shack for   
   TL> DS> $17,000 -- but for one rig, to me, that's overkill.   
      
   TL>Yes, I could haave a pretty complete shack for $17k   
      
     Like Tim Duffy, K3LR, does. From what I've seen, that is the ULTIMATE   
   contester's shack.   
      
   TL>Haha, yeah I just get half a dozen tickets, if I'm staying for the raffle   
   TL>(haven't stayed long enough at the last couple of hamfests I've attended).   
      
     It's rare I'll spend that much money on tickets...especially with   
   antenna prohibitions, meaning I can't have RF gear. But, if someone buys   
   $100 or so worth of tickets, if they win a big radio prize, they more   
   than have their money back, especially when they try to sell it. So much   
   of "no pecuniary interest". :P   
      
     Several years ago, when I ran a local traders net, there was one ham   
   who listed the same few items week after week. I never had a problem   
   with that individual. Yet, there was another one who had several   
   rotating sets of items, as it were. Rumor had it that he was doing it as   
   a business, which is a violation of the rules. He confronted me once,   
   and said "you're accusing me of running a business"...to which I said   
   "I'm not accusing you of anything. But, if the shoe fits, wear it!!".   
      
     A few nights later, I had a bizarre dream (I don't recall what I ate   
   for dinner, and I doubt I was being cannibalistic in eating ham (hi   
   hi)), but I dreamed that I was contacted by the FCC, about "a ham   
   violating Part 97 on the Traders Net -- do you have proof??". In this   
   dream, I submitted the logs to the FCC, and a few weeks later, on   
   Newsline (again in this dream), there was a report of "An Arkansas ham   
   was hit with a notice of liability for forfeiture for violation of Party   
   97.113.A.3" (you can list ham radio items you want to buy, sell, or   
   trade...provided such activity isn't done on a regular basis). That is   
   one dream I wished would have come to pass!!   
      
     This ham also sat at one end of the couch, and his son at the other,   
   and they were talking to each other on the local wide aread coverage   
   repeater, with HT's. I'm still trying to figure out what purpose that   
   served. :P   
      
   TL> DS>   On another note, I tried to email you for an info pack on your FTN   
   TL> DS> "radio net", but the address bounced.   
      
   TL>vk3jed@vkradio.com :)   
      
   TL> DS>  þ OLX 1.53 þ E-mail returned to sender...insufficient voltage.   
      
   TL>Maybe that was your problem? ;)   
      
     I guess I shouldn't have sent it barefoot, and cranked my email client   
   up to 1.5 kw (hi hi). I went ahead and tried sending it from the BBS's   
   email address...I hope that one works, or I'll have to try another one.   
      
   TL>... I.R.S.: We've got what it takes to take what you've got!   
      
     Actually, "The I.R.S." actually means "THEIRS"...when it comes to   
   money. :P   
      
   Daryl, WX1DER   
      
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