Comments on: It Pays to Be Persistent…….or Lucky http://www.kb6nu.com/it-pays-to-be-persistentor-lucky/ Having fun with amateur radio Sun, 20 May 2012 15:37:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jack http://www.kb6nu.com/it-pays-to-be-persistentor-lucky/#comment-255211 Jack Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:02:32 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/it-pays-to-be-persistentor-lucky/#comment-255211 Hi Dan, I was surprised to find my call mentioned on your site. Unfortunately I'm not a rare one, but on several of my trips to Nepal I was able to find the time to spend hours op as 9N1SON on 2 trips, and 5a few more as 9N7S0N, after they changed their call policy - reserving 9N1 for local Nepalese. I would prefer to only rag-chew from there. The '599 repeat all' is not a QSO IMHO, but the rest of the world can't rag-chew with each other, with so few having more than a smattering of English, so they 'QSO?' with each other using a few abbreviations, Q-signals, & RST. At times, I wonder if half of them *could* carry on a savvy R-C with a fellow countryman. I took my rig keyer, paddles, HB Amp, etc to Nepal on my last 7 week Nepal trip, in 2000, but didn't bother to renew my license. I was QRL with various other fun activities, and just didn't want to face 1000s more QSLs over the next few years. I ran into the Minister of Communications and Information across Kathmandu from his office. He walked up to me, and asked why I hadn't been in to see him. {I was glad I'd resisted the temptation to boot-leg.} When cards come from the bureau, I start sorting them by JA1, JA2, - - through JA0, and 'others'. Then I sort the 'others' in alpha order. I put them back in the envelope, and wondered why I bothered to spend so many hours on 1000s of meaningless contacts, + 2 or 3 neat rag-chews. Ticket renewal is $200 USD per 2 bands each year. For 4 bands, I can support a Sherpa kid in English boarding school for almost a whole year. That is so much more rewarding, it isn't even in the same league. My prize student [whom I've known since she was 5 y/o] is now in college full time, while also attending nursing school across Kathmandu from college. When nursing school conflicts 100% with college, she gets a LOA permission from her college, attends nursing school full time, then returns to college in 30 days to take exams - and is making good grades in both schools. I love Ham Radio, but my 57 years in this great hobby is of less significance. BTW, she just took a 3 month LOA to make a trip to Poland - and plans to make that up, too - in both schools. If I'd been that smart, I'd have been graduating college at age 14 instead of Grammar School. See you on 40 CW. 73, Jack Hi Dan,

I was surprised to find my call mentioned on your site. Unfortunately I’m not a rare one, but on several of my trips to Nepal I was able to find the time to spend hours op as 9N1SON on 2 trips, and 5a few more as 9N7S0N, after they changed their call policy – reserving 9N1 for local Nepalese. I would prefer to only rag-chew from there. The ’599 repeat all’ is not a QSO IMHO, but the rest of the world can’t rag-chew with each other, with so few having more than a smattering of English, so they ‘QSO?’ with each other using a few abbreviations, Q-signals, & RST. At times, I wonder if half of them *could* carry on a savvy R-C with a fellow countryman.

I took my rig keyer, paddles, HB Amp, etc to Nepal on my last 7 week Nepal trip, in 2000, but didn’t bother to renew my license. I was QRL with various other fun activities, and just didn’t want to face 1000s more QSLs over the next few years. I ran into the Minister of Communications and Information across Kathmandu from his office. He walked up to me, and asked why I hadn’t been in to see him. {I was glad I’d resisted the temptation to boot-leg.} When cards come from the bureau, I start sorting them by JA1, JA2, – - through JA0, and ‘others’. Then I sort the ‘others’ in alpha order. I put them back in the envelope, and wondered why I bothered to spend so many hours on 1000s of meaningless contacts, + 2 or 3 neat rag-chews. Ticket renewal is $200 USD per 2 bands each year. For 4 bands, I can support a Sherpa kid in English boarding school for almost a whole year. That is so much more rewarding, it isn’t even in the same league. My prize student [whom I've known since she was 5 y/o] is now in college full time, while also attending nursing school across Kathmandu from college. When nursing school conflicts 100% with college, she gets a LOA permission from her college, attends nursing school full time, then returns to college in 30 days to take exams – and is making good grades in both schools.

I love Ham Radio, but my 57 years in this great hobby is of less significance. BTW, she just took a 3 month LOA to make a trip to Poland – and plans to make that up, too – in both schools. If I’d been that smart, I’d have been graduating college at age 14 instead of Grammar School.

See you on 40 CW.

73,

Jack

]]> By: Mark http://www.kb6nu.com/it-pays-to-be-persistentor-lucky/#comment-192251 Mark Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:25:17 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/it-pays-to-be-persistentor-lucky/#comment-192251 Actually, you can count it as a call sign that spells a word. I selected this call as I am an umpire. 73. Actually, you can count it as a call sign that spells a word. I selected this call as I am an umpire.

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