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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I Like Ham

I don't mean this kind of ham (though I do like me a good ham -- even at Thanksgiving I prefer ham to turkey).
And I REALLY don't mean Jon Hamm from "Mad Men" fame (I so don't get his appeal).

I mean Ham as in amateur radio. Yes, I'm upping my geek points and trying to get my ham radio license. I'm taking the test for my Tech license today.

Wish me luck!

10 comments:

GrittyPretty said...

Are you really?! That's sooo cool! good luck with the test!
please blog about your ham radio experiences, k?

Heidi said...

Why is ham radio called ham radio anyway?

Lois said...

GRITTY -- not quite sure what I'll do once I get my license, but I'm going for it!

HEIDI -- according to "Ham Radio for Dummies," no one knows for sure.

Carina said...

Have you watched Mad Men? You might get the appeal then...just sayin...

Anonymous said...

breaker 1-9 breaker 1-9...see the lady...domestic dispute...

Lois said...

AZUCAR -- I've never seen "Mad Men." Maybe that's why.

JHJD -- 10-4 good buddy. (whoops, that's CB talk, not Ham Radio)

Carina said...

He's got kind of a Gary Cooper/Clark Gable persona in the show. Ladies man and silent hero. It's quite appealing.

They made fun of the whole thing here, but it's kind of accurate (and funny.)

Putz said...

congrtats lois, you probably don't rememember me and my wit, but i used to tease you aboput your efforts with all your super activities involving your grandkids, now a HAM, really what can i say

Geo said...

This is so you! Cool.

Lois said...

AZUCAR -- I thought he was an adulturous liar on the show.

PUTZ -- hello!

GEO -- so me? I'm not quite sure how to take that.