<PING> Bill in Colo.

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Oh well couple of days late responding.

 

Just curious Bill,I was about to undertake a EE, and got married instead.

Obviously long-range plans aren't my forte. Just kidding, I have the utmost

respect and admiration for women.

 

What was your main area of discipline? I used to be quite a ham operator,

and RF still fascinates the heck out of me

 

You can read *all* the books you want, author them even, but antenna theory

has far too many variables to ever relegate it to a science, it will always

be any art, unless you start talking Very High Powered Microwaves, and even

then you better not has the slightest burr on the inside of the

waveguide<OMIGOSH>.

 

Where is you level of expertise in??

 

73,(old ham lingo)

 

 

 

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[Guest Bill Watt]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:50:15 -0500, "Curt Christianson"

<curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:

>73,(old ham lingo)

 

It's still in use Curt.

 

73,

 

KB3JZ (Originally WB3BMY)

 

Bill Watt

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Curt Christianson wrote:

> Oh well couple of days late responding.

>

> Just curious Bill,I was about to undertake a EE, and got married instead.

> Obviously long-range plans aren't my forte. Just kidding, I have the

utmost

> respect and admiration for women.

>

> What was your main area of discipline? I used to be quite a ham operator,

> and RF still fascinates the heck out of me

 

It was E & M theory in college (but that was ages ago). It was almost

physics-like in its concepts, but not quite as theoretical and abstract as

what they (the physicists)study and do. Physicists can be *very*

theoretically oriented. :-)

> You can read *all* the books you want, author them even, but antenna

theory

> has far too many variables to ever relegate it to a science, it will

always

> be any art, unless you start talking Very High Powered Microwaves, and

even

> then you better not has the slightest burr on the inside of the

> waveguide<OMIGOSH>.

>

> Where is you level of expertise in??

 

At this point (in semi-retirement)? I'd say, teaching electronics to

college students. But I haven't been working there for a bit, so who

knows.

> 73,(old ham lingo)

 

I used to be a ham radio operator, too (starting back in the 60's), but gave

up the hobby when it essentially became profilerated with "appliance

operators", and the whole "radio technology" and electronics aspect of the

hobby basically vanished.

 

73's

[Guest Dan]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

[Guest Angel]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Hi Dan,

I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth date. So,

don't ask.

Angel

 

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Bill,

 

More later, but don't get me started on "appliance Ops" ;-))

 

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"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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| Curt Christianson wrote:

| > Oh well couple of days late responding.

| >

| > Just curious Bill,I was about to undertake a EE, and got married

instead.

| > Obviously long-range plans aren't my forte. Just kidding, I have the

| utmost

| > respect and admiration for women.

| >

| > What was your main area of discipline? I used to be quite a ham

operator,

| > and RF still fascinates the heck out of me

|

| It was E & M theory in college (but that was ages ago). It was almost

| physics-like in its concepts, but not quite as theoretical and abstract as

| what they (the physicists)study and do. Physicists can be *very*

| theoretically oriented. :-)

|

| > You can read *all* the books you want, author them even, but antenna

| theory

| > has far too many variables to ever relegate it to a science, it will

| always

| > be any art, unless you start talking Very High Powered Microwaves, and

| even

| > then you better not has the slightest burr on the inside of the

| > waveguide<OMIGOSH>.

| >

| > Where is you level of expertise in??

|

| At this point (in semi-retirement)? I'd say, teaching electronics to

| college students. But I haven't been working there for a bit, so who

| knows.

|

| > 73,(old ham lingo)

|

| I used to be a ham radio operator, too (starting back in the 60's), but

gave

| up the hobby when it essentially became profilerated with "appliance

| operators", and the whole "radio technology" and electronics aspect of the

| hobby basically vanished.

|

| 73's

|

|

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

 

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"Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

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| Hi Dan,

| I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth date.

So,

| don't ask.

| Angel

|

| "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

| > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

|

|

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

ROFL!!!

 

Angel wrote:

> Hi Dan,

> I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth date.

So,

> don't ask.

> Angel

>

> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

>> Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

[Guest glee]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

'73? Ha....another kid.

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"Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

>

> "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

> news:urH5OWPCIHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> | I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth date.

> So,

> | don't ask.

> |

> | "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> | news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

> | > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

[Guest Angel]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Hi Glee,

I graduated in '71. Really you cannot tell a person's age by the date

he/she graduated. I had quit school at an early age and after I came to my

senses, I went back and graduated HS. You need the birth date.

Angel

 

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

news:%23Ob8gsRCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> '73? Ha....another kid.

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

> http://dts-l.org/

>

> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

> >

>

> > "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

> > news:urH5OWPCIHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> > | I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth

date.

> > So,

> > | don't ask.

>

> > |

> > | "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > | news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

> > | > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

>

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Glee,

 

You're irreplaceable<G>

 

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"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

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| '73? Ha....another kid.

| --

| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

| http://dts-l.org/

|

| "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

| news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| >I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

| >

|

| > "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

| > news:urH5OWPCIHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| > | I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth

date.

| > So,

| > | don't ask.

|

| > |

| > | "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| > | news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

| > | > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

|

[Guest Rick Chauvin]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

 

 

"Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl

> I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

 

I got married in July of 1973 :)

...well, that was my first marriage anyway... <g>

The second one was even better, and still going strong <smile>

 

Rick

>

> --

> HTH,

> Curt

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

And many more Rick. Took the plunge in 1976, but realistically, all little

too young.

 

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"Rick Chauvin" <justask@nospamz.com> wrote in message

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|

|

| "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

| news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl

| > I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

|

| I got married in July of 1973 :)

| ..well, that was my first marriage anyway... <g>

| The second one was even better, and still going strong <smile>

|

| Rick

|

| >

| > --

| > HTH,

| > Curt

|

|

|

[Guest glee]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

"Rick Chauvin" <justask@nospamz.com> wrote in message

news:eibk2KTCIHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

>

> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl

>> I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

>

> I got married in July of 1973 :)

> ..well, that was my first marriage anyway... <g>

> The second one was even better, and still going strong <smile>

 

Heh....I got married in May of 1973. It lasted 6 years. Since then I've just had

"girlfriends" though the current one has lasted 16 years so far, minus a couple of

years break a few years back.

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[Guest glee]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Angel,

I was never good at this new math. <eg>

I graduated in '69 and was younger than everyone in my class, but I never skipped a

grade.

I didn't have a birth date....I didn't start dating till high school. ;-)

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"Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

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> Hi Glee,

> I graduated in '71. Really you cannot tell a person's age by the date

> he/she graduated. I had quit school at an early age and after I came to my

> senses, I went back and graduated HS. You need the birth date.

> Angel

>

> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

> news:%23Ob8gsRCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> '73? Ha....another kid.

>> --

>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

>> http://dts-l.org/

>>

>> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> >I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

>> >

>>

>> > "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

>> > news:urH5OWPCIHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> > | I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth

> date.

>> > So,

>> > | don't ask.

>>

>> > |

>> > | "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> > | news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

>> > | > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

>>

>

>

[Guest Angel]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Hi Glee,

I got married on June 24, 1950. The Korean War started then. We were

driving somewhere at midnight. We heard about the declared war. I tell

people, " We got married and started a war!.

 

I started dating while in high school also. I never skipped a grade

neither. I left and then returned.

 

Correction: You need to know the date of birth in order to determine

age. ( I do not think my parents would have approved of me having a date

when I was born).

I have had dates on my birthday. <s>

Angel

 

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

news:e$tdkwTCIHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Angel,

> I was never good at this new math. <eg>

> I graduated in '69 and was younger than everyone in my class, but I never

skipped a

> grade.

> I didn't have a birth date....I didn't start dating till high school. ;-)

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

> http://dts-l.org/

> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

>

> "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

> news:O7o3w8RCIHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> > Hi Glee,

> > I graduated in '71. Really you cannot tell a person's age by the date

> > he/she graduated. I had quit school at an early age and after I came to

my

> > senses, I went back and graduated HS. You need the birth date.

> > Angel

> >

> > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

> > news:%23Ob8gsRCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> '73? Ha....another kid.

> >> --

> >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

> >> http://dts-l.org/

> >>

> >> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

> >> news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> >I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

> >> >

> >>

> >> > "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

> >> > news:urH5OWPCIHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >> > | I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth

> > date.

> >> > So,

> >> > | don't ask.

> >>

> >> > |

> >> > | "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> > | news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

> >> > | > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

> >>

> >

> >

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

I thought I was the oldie on this group, being born in the 40's.

So you have (presumably) witnessed even more changes in society than I have!

(and I feel many of them ... are not so good, if you know what I mean).

 

"We have nothing to fear except fear itself...."

I'm not so sure about that. :-)

 

Angel wrote:

> Hi Glee,

> I got married on June 24, 1950. The Korean War started then. We were

> driving somewhere at midnight. We heard about the declared war. I tell

> people, " We got married and started a war!.

>

> I started dating while in high school also. I never skipped a grade

> neither. I left and then returned.

>

> Correction: You need to know the date of birth in order to determine

> age. ( I do not think my parents would have approved of me having a date

> when I was born).

> I have had dates on my birthday. <s>

> Angel

>

> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

> news:e$tdkwTCIHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Angel,

>> I was never good at this new math. <eg>

>> I graduated in '69 and was younger than everyone in my class, but I never

>> skipped a grade.

>> I didn't have a birth date....I didn't start dating till high school.

;-)

>> --

>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

>> http://dts-l.org/

>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>>

>>

>> "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

>> news:O7o3w8RCIHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi Glee,

>>> I graduated in '71. Really you cannot tell a person's age by the date

>>> he/she graduated. I had quit school at an early age and after I came to

my

>>> senses, I went back and graduated HS. You need the birth date.

>>> Angel

>>>

>>> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23Ob8gsRCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> '73? Ha....another kid.

>>>> --

>>>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

>>>> http://dts-l.org/

>>>>

>>>> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>> I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:urH5OWPCIHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth

date.

>>>>>> So, don't ask.

>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>> Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

[Guest Bill Watt]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:50:15 -0500, "Curt Christianson"

<curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:

>73,(old ham lingo)

 

It's still in use Curt....

 

73's

 

KB3J_ ( formerly WB3BM_ )

 

Last character of call signs omitted for security.

 

Regards,

 

Bill Watt

[Guest Bill Watt]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:24:35 -0500, "Curt Christianson"

<curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:

>I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

 

I graduated from HS in 1941. I was born on 9/11, can't remember the

year. :-)

 

73's

 

Bill Watt

KB3J_ WB3BM_

[Guest Dan]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Okay, I will not ask.

 

"Angel" wrote:

> Hi Dan,

> I have children older than you! I am not telling you my birth date. So,

> don't ask.

> Angel

>

> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:97981948-BF90-418F-9972-B82B3740B52A@microsoft.com...

> > Wow, I was not born till middle of 1975 in New York.

>

>

>

[Guest Dan]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Man, you got married when I was 1 or less years old!

 

"Curt Christianson" wrote:

> And many more Rick. Took the plunge in 1976, but realistically, all little

> too young.

>

> --

> HTH,

> Curt

>

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> |

> |

> | "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

> | news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl

> | > I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

> |

> | I got married in July of 1973 :)

> | ..well, that was my first marriage anyway... <g>

> | The second one was even better, and still going strong <smile>

> |

> | Rick

> |

> | >

> | > --

> | > HTH,

> | > Curt

> |

> |

> |

>

>

>

[Guest Dan]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

I am glad the second marriage worked. <smile>

 

"Rick Chauvin" wrote:

>

>

> "Curt Christianson" <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:%23bsBR9QCIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl

> > I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

>

> I got married in July of 1973 :)

> ...well, that was my first marriage anyway... <g>

> The second one was even better, and still going strong <smile>

>

> Rick

>

> >

> > --

> > HTH,

> > Curt

>

>

>

>

[Guest Dan]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Speaking of security, I find it amusing that everything nowadays seems to be

done in the name of security. You don't think a George Orwell 1984 is around

the corner do you?

 

"Bill Watt" wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:50:15 -0500, "Curt Christianson"

> <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> >73,(old ham lingo)

>

> It's still in use Curt....

>

> 73's

>

> KB3J_ ( formerly WB3BM_ )

>

> Last character of call signs omitted for security.

>

> Regards,

>

> Bill Watt

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

Bill Watt wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 13:24:35 -0500, "Curt Christianson"

> <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>> I won't mention my b-date either, but I graduated from HS in 1973!

>

> I graduated from HS in 1941. I was born on 9/11, can't remember the

> year. :-)

>

> 73's

>

> Bill Watt

> KB3J_ WB3BM_

 

Well then you've really witnessed the "changes" even more than I have!

[Guest Bill Watt]

Re: <PING> Bill in Colo.

 

 

Not really.... :-)

But if you know an amateur radio call sign you can get all kinds of

personal information thru the ARRL and FCC. Name, age, address to

name some. It's much worse than providing a valid e-mail address in

a public forum.

 

Regards,

 

Bill Watt

 

On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:43:13 -0700, Dan

<Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Speaking of security, I find it amusing that everything nowadays seems to be

>done in the name of security. You don't think a George Orwell 1984 is around

>the corner do you?

>

>"Bill Watt" wrote:

>

>> On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:50:15 -0500, "Curt Christianson"

>> <curtchristnsn@NOSPAM.Yahoo.com> wrote:

>>

>> >73,(old ham lingo)

>>

>> It's still in use Curt....

>>

>> 73's

>>

>> KB3J_ ( formerly WB3BM_ )

>>

>> Last character of call signs omitted for security.

>>

>> Regards,

>>

>> Bill Watt

>>

>>