Amateur Radio.... A commonly misunderstood hobby that most people associate with older people, or those weird guys you don't want your kids around. Well, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Sure, there are those who give amateurs a bad rap, but you will find that in any large group of people, it's just statistics. For the most part, amateurs are everyday people from all walks of life. There are blue collared workers, businessmen and women, professional sports players, politicians, and even some celebrities.
I have been interested in electroincs most of my life. I have always enjoyed tearing things apart to see how they work, and even fixing things on occasion. I got my start in radio like many other amateurs have, CB radio. My uncle and grandfather were both truck drivers, so I was not a stranger to the CB. After I got my driver's license and my first truck (a 1984 Ford Ranger) I bought my first CB. It was a used Browning Brownie 23 channel CB, that came with a mag mount antenna. I soon had it installed and felt like a pro! Now I could talk to just about anyone I wanted to, while driving...
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So, i'm not mornally the type of person to write down whats on my mind, but I don't have a lotof adult interaction, and my thoughts sometimes overrun each other, so I figure i'd share them from time to time. Try to "clean house" as it were and see what happens... So, welcome to the blog!
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