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Now it seems that we keep forgetting, ham radio is only a hobby. Expensive
one to some, not so expensive to others. It relative. It's no different
and not much more expensive in many cases than flying RC model planes. One
small radio glitch or one pilot error and a $2000 craft strikes tera-firma
at a rapid and usually accelerating pace leaving one to collect the pieces
and start all over. And there's nothing offered FREE either. Better yet,
me for one, in the past I fly the real planes for a hobby. Buy the farm
with one of those babies and you just spent some $30 to $50K or more. Oh,
don't forget the required annual inspections at some $3000 to $5000 each
and these don't seem very free either. And that too is only a hobby.
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Not all hams believe or consider it a hobby. Some or devoted to emergency
type operations, some or devoted to traffic handling, some or devoted to
experimenting and home brewing. I'm not even sure Part 97 defines it as a
"hobby"
Agree, that most may consider it a hobby, including myself, I may be wrong,
but I am not in the minority!
73, Jim dewd4air
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