This from Al Gruenke, KB3JPP:
- You will be considered a nerd. Accept it, and move on.
- When assembling any electronic device, don’t vacuum the floor until you are finished.
- Make sure you know exactly where the coax is before trimming the bushes.
- Spray paint the antenna feed lines white to make them less obvious. If you have a tower and beam, don’t bother.
- People will assume that you can fix anything with wires. Resist the temptation to prove them right.
- A swivel with a magnifying glass and a light will prevent you from being humiliated by asking someone else to read IC’s.
- Have a young man available to climb ladders and trees. Sons and son-in-laws are good, but don’t be bashful asking others. That’s why God made such people. Furthermore, you may become an Elmer.
- Drinking and operating don’t mix. Especially operating CW.
- It’s probably not a good idea to explain CTCSS or the relationship between sunspot cycles and F2 skip to anyone except another ham.
- Patience and tolerance are learned virtues. Especially to our Northern and Southern neighbors operating SSB in the middle of the 40 meter QRP band.
- Amateur radio keeps your mind active, and an active mind wards off Alzheimer Disease. As long as you can spell it, you don’t have it.