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    MM> Great hobby, but not a cheap one.  It's no wonder most the hams   
    MM> I've listened to were had professional careers before they   
    MM> retired.    
      
     There's a meme that notes "if you want your kids to stay away from   
   bad things (i.e. drugs), get them into ham radio. They'll never have   
   any money for anything else."    
      
     Yet, ANY hobby can "nickel and dime you to death".   
      
   73,   
      
   Daryl, N5VLZ   
      
   ... I'm not drunk -- my keyboard is illiterate.   
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