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Josh:
There's also other fun things one can do on the HAM bands!

One I get to do often is a local on one of the 2m repeaters says "huh huhhuhhuh" after just about any transmission he makes. I count them to see how many he's going to emit and then do statistics on him to see how many huhs per qso are on average, peak, etc.

Then there's the guy on 40m who says ok.
A lot.
"Yew gotcher diepoe legs ok, an yew gotcher diepoe insolatah an feedline ok, you connec em an insulate em wif lectricl tape ok" It's fun to count how many "ok" are present in any given key up. Think I counted 25 once.

:D

Matt285:
This could be a drinking game.

i_hear_you:

--- Quote from: Josh on May 29, 2019, 1757 UTC --- do statistics on him to see how many huhs per qso are on average, peak, etc.

--- End quote ---

 :')

Please put a graph up. 

It didn't take long for my wife to start saying things like "today I got muh tires replaced, and I spent some time watching the paint dry, but first I sat down and looked at muh lawnmower blades, before getting some gas for muh automobile" when she sees me scanning.  I have to counter with "if you listen long enough some of these guys discuss engineering stuff."  To which she rebuts "you've told me how depressing it is when you hear the old timers discussing their lives."

I wouldn't say it's my favorite aspect of the hobby, but I do enjoy listening to technical conversations between the more engineering-minded. However, I've heard far too many conversations between extremely old men recounting their long lives, discussing how they were radiomen during WW2 or Korea, how they met (and when they lost) their wives, what they did for a living in their long-ago retired profession.  It depresses me on a deep level, especially as it comes disembodied from the ether late at night, like whispers from a couple of ghosts.

Josh:
I have to admit to mixed feelings for any girl who shows an interest in radio. One feeling is happiness, the other, apprehension leaning towards fear.

i_hear_you:
I'm exposing my little ones to shortwave listening in the hopes of at least instilling some appreciation for the science behind it.  And while they are thankfully rare here, during power outages they enjoy listening to the scanner with me while I monitor emergency and utility services.  They need their "Sarah Connor" training before they are too cool for dad  :-[

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