Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome
 

Subject: Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome
From: "Lloyd"
Date: 11/13/2004 7:30 AM Central Standard Time
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Simple Test for Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome (HRAS)


1. Can you go without ham radio for 90 days?

Nope.

2. Have you gone more than three days without bathing?

Nope. I have a waterproof rig and can take it in the shower with me. I
sign "maritime mobile" when I do...

3. Are the clothes you wear dirty and smell?

Nope. I clean them while I am in the shower. Why waste water? And what
idiot would talk on his HT in the shower while nekkid...???

4. Do you take your meals in the ham radio shack?

Yep. They taste better there than in the shower. Don't get soggy quite
as easily, either.

5. Have you constructed a separate building behind your home
for ham radio?

Hmmmm....didn't "construct" it, but had one of those prefab barns for a
couple years! Finished the interior, had AC, 110/220 AC...Cozy...No kids...

No shower in the barn, though.

6. Do your neighbors hate you because of TVI?

Nope...I am an Amateur...NOT a CBer!

7. Do your kids or grandkids wonder if they have a father
or grandfather?

No more than your parents wonder who your real mother is....

8. Have you ever done a family activity which does not involve
taking your ham radios with you?

Yep.

9. Have you forced your xyl & kids to get their tickets? Be honest.

Nope.

10. Do people stare in awe at your car or truck because it has so
many stupid looking antennas on it?

What does a "stupid looking" antenna look like?

11. Do you come to this forum to bicker with other hams?

Lennie's not a Ham...I wonder about you.

If you were honest and answered two or more of these questions
in the affirmative, chances are good that you suffer from HRAS.
Help is available from fellow hams who have recovered from HRAS.

The help needs to go to the idiot who took the time out of his life to
create this "questionaire"...

Steve, K4YZ

Lloyd wrote:

Simple Test for Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome (HRAS)


1. Can you go without ham radio for 90 days?

I suppose, but why?

2. Have you gone more than three days without bathing?

Never more than 24 hours, and usually twice a day.

3. Are the clothes you wear dirty and smell?

When I work and they get dirty.

4. Do you take your meals in the ham radio shack?

Sometimes.

5. Have you constructed a separate building behind your home
for ham radio?

Now that would be cool!

6. Do your neighbors hate you because of TVI?

Awww, now I'm starting to get bored. I'll just answer the ones I feel
like from here on.

7. Do your kids or grandkids wonder if they have a father
or grandfather?
8. Have you ever done a family activity which does not involve
taking your ham radios with you?
9. Have you forced your xyl & kids to get their tickets? Be honest.
10. Do people stare in awe at your car or truck because it has so
many stupid looking antennas on it?
11. Do you come to this forum to bicker with other hams?


You mean like you do?

If you were honest and answered two or more of these questions
in the affirmative,

I answered them in my house. Is an affirmative like an outhouse or sumpin'?


chances are good that you suffer from HRAS.
Help is available from fellow hams who have recovered from HRAS.

Chances are that you are!

Mike KB3EIA -

Lloyd wrote:

Simple Test for Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome (HRAS)


1. Can you go without ham radio for 90 days? NO
2. Have you gone more than three days without bathing? NO
3. Are the clothes you wear dirty and smell? NO
4. Do you take your meals in the ham radio shack? NO
5. Have you constructed a separate building behind your home
for ham radio? NO
6. Do your neighbors hate you because of TVI? NO
7. Do your kids or grandkids wonder if they have a father
or grandfather? NO
8. Have you ever done a family activity which does not involve
taking your ham radios with you? YES
9. Have you forced your xyl & kids to get their tickets? Be honest. NO
10. Do people stare in awe at your car or truck because it has so
many stupid looking antennas on it? NO
11. Do you come to this forum to bicker with other hams? NO


If you were honest and answered two or more of these questions
in the affirmative, chances are good that you suffer from HRAS.

Somehow answering question #8 to say that I've done stuff with
the family without ham radio being involved yields an affirmative.

And answering question 1# to say that I can't go more than 90
days without doing someting involving ham radio yields a
not affirmative answer. Had I said that I could do without
ham radio for 90 days would then force the conclusion that
I have HRAS...

Your survey has "bugs"...

"Lloyd" wrote in :


Simple Test for Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome (HRAS)


1. Can you go without ham radio for 90 days?
2. Have you gone more than three days without bathing?
3. Are the clothes you wear dirty and smell?
4. Do you take your meals in the ham radio shack?
5. Have you constructed a separate building behind your home
for ham radio?
6. Do your neighbors hate you because of TVI?
7. Do your kids or grandkids wonder if they have a father
or grandfather?
8. Have you ever done a family activity which does not involve
taking your ham radios with you?
9. Have you forced your xyl & kids to get their tickets? Be honest.
10. Do people stare in awe at your car or truck because it has so
many stupid looking antennas on it?
11. Do you come to this forum to bicker with other hams?


If you were honest and answered two or more of these questions
in the affirmative, chances are good that you suffer from HRAS.
Help is available from fellow hams who have recovered from HRAS.


73,

Lloyd






If they have recovered, then they can't really be hams!

Alun wrote in message . ..

If they have recovered, then they can't really be hams!

DANG! Wish I had thought of that! Good point, Alun!

73

Steve, K4YZ

"Lloyd" wrote in message
...

Simple Test for Ham Radio Addiction Syndrome (HRAS)


1. Can you go without ham radio for 90 days?

Yes, did so for several years actually.

2. Have you gone more than three days without bathing?

Yes, but that was in the military. Part of the job description you know.

3. Are the clothes you wear dirty and smell?

Not now, I'm out of the military.

4. Do you take your meals in the ham radio shack?

No, I take them in front of the TV like all you other couch potatoes do.

5. Have you constructed a separate building behind your home
for ham radio?

No, it was here when I bought his place. A real nice 25 x 35.

6. Do your neighbors hate you because of TVI?

No, I send them to the idiot CBer with the Varmit across the street.

7. Do your kids or grandkids wonder if they have a father
or grandfather?

Nope

8. Have you ever done a family activity which does not involve
taking your ham radios with you?

Yep

9. Have you forced your xyl & kids to get their tickets? Be honest.

Nope

10. Do people stare in awe at your car or truck because it has so
many stupid looking antennas on it?

Nope, only ant on MY truck is a mag mount. Which is off most of the time
because I can't stand the dumb fools around here running packet on the FM
frequencies.

11. Do you come to this forum to bicker with other hams?

Yeah, thats fun actually.


If you were honest and answered two or more of these questions
in the affirmative, chances are good that you suffer from HRAS.

So what?

Dan/W4NTI

Help is available from fellow hams who have recovered from HRAS.


73,

Lloyd