-=> Richard Menedetter wrote to Holger Granholm <=-   
      
    RM> @MSGID: <56C5D4B5.98.fido-amateurr@freeway.apana.org.au>   
    RM> @REPLY: <56C40B72.97.fido-amateurr@freeway.apana.org.au>   
    RM> @TZ: 003c   
    RM> Hi Holger!   
      
    RM> 16 Feb 2016 09:28, from Holger Granholm -> Richard Menedetter:   
      
    RM>> The ONLY thing I wanted to express is that I do NOT agree with the   
    RM>> viewpoint that only shortwave is HAM, everything else not.   
    HG> Now you're really barking up the wrong tree.   
      
    RM> Great, so we agree to agree ;))   
      
   *nods in agreement* Given that I have spent most of my ham time on VHF/UHF, I   
   know it's not all HF.  Nor is it all DXing, QSLs and awards.  My activities are   
   a mix of ragchewing, hybrid radio/Internet systems (IRLP, Echolink, D-STAR,   
   DMR, etc) and digital voice (on both HF and VHF/UHF), with a degree of home   
   construction (mostly interfacing and accessories) and script hacking. :)   
      
    HG> I've worked 5-band and 3.5 MHz DXCC, worked on all bands from 3.5MHz   
    HG> to 10GHz, on CW, AM and SSB, built my own gear, among them the first   
    HG> SSB transmitter in OH, and won a lot of contests on HF, VHF, UHF and   
    HG> SHF.   
      
   I've tried DXing and contesting.  Not really my thing.  DX is fun to work, but   
   I can't stand the paperwork, same goes for awards.  I have done well in   
   contest, but I prefer a more physical contest (I'm a track sprinter).  If there   
   was something I'd call "radio sport", it would be ARDF, which I have competed   
   in up to international level (Region 3 Championships).  I used to be active in   
   orienteering and have an excellent sense of space and direction.  The only   
   thing that let me down was I'm not a distance runner, so my sports focus has   
   shifted in recent years. :)   
      
    RM> Very interesting ... never played with extremely high frequencies.   
    RM> The 10GHz was satelite?   
      
   I'm interested in microwaves, but haven't had the opportunity to play with them   
   yet.   
      
    HG> I admit that I'm maybe not an average ham, but that is because of my   
    HG> technical education.   
      
   I have a technical background too, and more networking skills (particularly in   
   IP) than most hams, so I'm not really "average" either. :)   
      
    RM> What I wanted to say is points of view that a majority of HAMs   
    RM> subscribe to.   
      
    RM> In a field that is as diverse as the HAM hobby ... I do not think that   
    RM> there is an average HAM ;))   
    RM> But this is exactly the thing that fascinates me the most.   
    RM> A very diverse comunity, where most encourage the experimentation.   
    RM> Actually that is even in the law here ... technical, experimental radio   
    RM> ;)   
      
   I agree, I can't see what the average ham would be, and if someone did find a   
   way to statistically derive the "average ham", it would probably be   
   unrepresentative and meaningless! :)   
      
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