Comments on: Explaining ham radio – the fishing comparison http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2006/08/23/explaining-ham-radio-the-fishing-comparison/ Ham radio towers, software, coax, DXing, contesting, and life in general Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:52:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John's Blog http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2006/08/23/explaining-ham-radio-the-fishing-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-30 John's Blog Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:28:53 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=50#comment-30 <strong>Ham Radio is Just Like Fishing...</strong> So says Pat, N0HR. I must say, I like his analogies. Its a pity I hadn't read this yesterday, when I would have been more prepared for questions. Earlier today I had my own personal 'driver'. I was operating as...... Ham Radio is Just Like Fishing…

So says Pat, N0HR. I must say, I like his analogies. Its a pity I hadn’t read this yesterday, when I would have been more prepared for questions. Earlier today I had my own personal ‘driver’. I was operating as……

]]> By: Ham radio is just like fishing. at RunningWithBulls.com - The curse of Sanfermin http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2006/08/23/explaining-ham-radio-the-fishing-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Ham radio is just like fishing. at RunningWithBulls.com - The curse of Sanfermin Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:54:01 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=50#comment-29 [...] Ham radio is just like fishing. Not my words. “What do you do with ham radio?” I enjoy contesting (the sport of trying to see how many contacts can be made within a defined timeframe - often with a score that is calculated by multiplying by a factor such as the number of countries contacted during that time) and DXing (the hobby of trying to contact as many “countries” as possible) - among many other aspects of the hobby. [...] [...] Ham radio is just like fishing. Not my words. “What do you do with ham radio?” I enjoy contesting (the sport of trying to see how many contacts can be made within a defined timeframe – often with a score that is calculated by multiplying by a factor such as the number of countries contacted during that time) and DXing (the hobby of trying to contact as many “countries” as possible) – among many other aspects of the hobby. [...]

]]> By: pat http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2006/08/23/explaining-ham-radio-the-fishing-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-28 pat Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:02:56 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=50#comment-28 Hi Jesse. Maybe I'll run into you at a hamfest in Iowa. If you see me at a local hamfest, be sure to introduce yourself. 73 Pat NØHR Hi Jesse.

Maybe I’ll run into you at a hamfest in Iowa. If you see me at a local hamfest, be sure to introduce yourself.

73
Pat NØHR

]]> By: Jesse, AC0CL http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2006/08/23/explaining-ham-radio-the-fishing-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Jesse, AC0CL Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:47:50 +0000 http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/?p=50#comment-26 Hi there mr. Pat. If you qrz me you'll see that I'm from Norway, Iowa, only 100 miles east of you. I'm an avid dxer myself, and I love participating in contests(I love field day). Keep up the good work answering ham questions...email me anytime... -Jesse, AC0CL Hi there mr. Pat. If you qrz me you’ll see that I’m from Norway, Iowa, only 100 miles east of you. I’m an avid dxer myself, and I love participating in contests(I love field day). Keep up the good work answering ham questions…email me anytime…

-Jesse, AC0CL

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