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   AMATEUR_RADIO      Ham radio for when Armageddon strikes      2,531 messages   

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   jimmy anderson to Daryl Stout   
   Re: Hams on the Cheap   
   26 Dec 25 17:08:44   
   
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   -=> Daryl Stout wrote to Mortar M. <=-   
      
    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.   
      
    DS>   There's a meme that notes "if you want your kids to stay away from   
    DS> bad things (i.e. drugs), get them into ham radio. They'll never have   
    DS> any money for anything else."    
      
    DS>   Yet, ANY hobby can "nickel and dime you to death".   
      
   Warhammer is one of the most expensive miniature games you   
   can play. Game stores will sometimes have signs that say --   
   "Unattended Children Will Be Taught to Play Warhammer"   
      
      
      
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