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  • Re: Hams on the Cheap

    From jimmy anderson@1:105/7 to Mortar M. on Fri Dec 26 17:08:44 2025
    Mortar M. wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

    Re: Re: Hams on the Cheap
    By: Jimmy Anderson to Mortar M. on Wed Dec 03 2025 22:17:00

    Makes 2m/440 much cheaper - but more limited of course...

    Sure on both counts. I had an Alinco HT I bought back in the '80s and paid around $200, I think. Course, 2m was a lot more active back then
    in my area. Today, all I ever hear is the repeater IDs. --- SBBSecho

    I spoke with someone today on one... :-)



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  • From jimmy anderson@1:105/7 to Daryl Stout on Fri Dec 26 17:08:44 2025
    Daryl Stout wrote to Mortar M. <=-

    Great hobby, but not a cheap one. It's no wonder most the hams
    I've listened to were had professional careers before they
    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." <G>

    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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  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Daryl Stout on Sat Dec 13 09:40:16 2025
    Re: Re: Hams on the Cheap
    By: Daryl Stout to Mortar M. on Thu Dec 04 2025 23:08:01

    Yet, ANY hobby can "nickel and dime you to death".

    Nickel and dimes I can handle. 50s and 100s are another story.
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