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   -=> Daryl Stout wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-   
      
    DS>   I already use Fluff Busting Purity to get rid of all the ads, group   
    DS> suggestions, and other garbage. I never heard of Social Fixer.   
      
   Social Fixer does it all.  It's a really great add-on.   
      
    DS>   Agreed. Another ham said "he needs to get a life regarding social   
    DS> media".   
      
   Some hams need to get their head out of their ass. ;)  Let's call a spade a   
   spade on this.   
      
    DS>   I think that IC-718 was the "get your feet wet in HF rig". I used to   
    DS> have one, but sold it years ago. The last time I operated HF was on the   
    DS> Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Memorial Day Troop Train in 2011, when   
    DS> we were doing 20 meter HF railroad mobile, with a hamstick antenna. A   
    DS> link of me in a QSO (from the moving train) is on my QRZ profile.   
      
   It was and really still is.  It's a very simple radio and has a front-firing   
   speaker which is nice.  You can do direct frequency input from the front   
   panel.  I worked a LOT of DX with that radio.  I sold mine because I needed   
   to make rent.  I bought this 450D and while it is a nice radio, it really   
   has too many features for me to use and everything is buried under menu   
   after menu, which is annoying to me.   
      
    DS>   Well, considering most hams are "frugal cheapskates" (hi hi), but we   
    DS> do it for the reward of doing it. At times, at a test session, if I had   
    DS> extra cash, I paid for an examinee to re-test, because they missed it   
    DS> by 1, and only had enough money for the 1 exam. When they passed it on   
    DS> the re-test, they wanted to reimburse me, but I said "you're getting   
    DS> your ticket is good enough".   
      
   Did I tell you I'm now an ARRL-accredited VE?  I decided to do that once I   
   got my Extra ticket.  Not that it's really needed around here but just   
   another certificate to hang on the shack wall...   
      
    DS>   Contesting never did appeal to me...but there's something in ham   
    DS> radio for everybody.   
      
   My stepdad (whom you met), KD7SXQ, and I had a discussion about contesting   
   on the way home from the hospital Tuesday after he had a procedure done (I   
   was his driver).  He told me he just couldn't understand the appeal of   
   contesting.  I explained to him that for me, it's a chance to sharpen my   
   skills.  I have hearing loss in both ears and I continually try to "tune" my   
   ears to be able to hear voices through static.  I know, grand solar minimum   
   and all, but I still like it.  I'm also a paper chaser so contesting can go   
   hand in hand with that.   
      
   It's much like digital radio: to me, that holds no interest.  I do enjoy   
   digital modes though, such as Feld Hell, Olivia, PSK31, RTTY, and the like.   
      
   One of the reasons why I love amateur radio so much: there's something for   
   everyone.   
      
   73,   
   Sean   
       
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