On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 12:32:55 PM MST, Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...> wrote:
Hello William, K6WHP,
The Arduino was my entry drug into hobby electronics. A CK-1000 Basic
Electronics Parts Kit from Radio Shack was the beginnings of my
fascinating journey into the mysterious world of electrons. I played
around with all sorts of things before I got into Ham Radio. Arduino
projects, Robots, DIY Synths, and so forth. I got into Ham Radio
because of hobby electronics. My background is Art. After coming home
from the RVN, I went to Art school on the G.I.Bill. Those were the
best four years of my life! I am Maths challenged (thus the Art
degree). I know that I will never be an electronics technician or
electronics engineer. I am just a hobbyist. I let the Engineers design
the kits. I try to build them. I must admit that the QCX is one of the
most complex, yet easiest to build radio kits that I have ever
attempted. I am looking forward to ordering and building the 'Organic'
5-Watter. Somewhere, in between building kits, I am trying to learn
the Morse code. Someday, it will all come together, and I will make my
first CW QSO with a QRP kit, soldered with my own hands, and
sent/received with my handmade 40M attic dipole. Until then, I remain
your servant, and Not Fully Qualified.
Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:40 AM k6whp <k6whp@...> wrote:
"Ken, KM4NFQ '*N*ot *F*ully *Q*ualified'"
Ken, based upon your call (KM4...), I'd say you're MORE THAN FULLY QUALIFIED for two reasons:
(1) In a world populated by "Baofeng Techs", you have leapt into the world of kit building and, perforce, assimilating the technical knowledge that goes therewith, and..
(B) ..you have become adept at destroying some kits and projects irreparably which is one of the tragic habits we in this fraternity pick up.
As the Dead is wont to say, "keep on truckin', man!"
--
William, K6WHP
"Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse!"
