tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post4161042712737851715..comments2024-03-27T18:30:37.287-05:00Comments on AE5X: Are hobbies about the activity or the equipment?John AE5Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-17708890877205971382020-11-06T07:05:34.648-06:002020-11-06T07:05:34.648-06:00Even as I was writing this, a little voice kept te...Even as I was writing this, a little voice kept telling me that ham radio is an exception.<br /><br />I can see where someone might enter the hobby, as you said, already in Phase 2. Proof of this is the "maker" generation. A lot of these guys just want to design, build, prove and then move on. Numerous small (and some not so small) projects have been made available for sale to the John AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-79549375153116265622020-11-05T20:53:37.088-06:002020-11-05T20:53:37.088-06:00John, that's a very astute observation, and is...John, that's a very astute observation, and is true of many hobbies.<br />With ham radio, though, I believe some of us *start* at 'phase 2' - that is, we get involved because we have an interest/fascination/obsession with electronics and the *technology* of radio. Using the gear to communicate with other people is secondary - it's a way to test that the gear is working properly.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-60887185617974798752020-11-03T16:42:37.396-06:002020-11-03T16:42:37.396-06:00Excellent post and it reflects what I have also se...Excellent post and it reflects what I have also seen and experienced. I wrote this a little while ago which also touches on this: https://ultralightradiodxing.blogspot.com/2020/10/why-your-hobbies-are-important-finding.htmlPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644651473741730972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-9640071867484469962020-11-02T14:01:57.878-06:002020-11-02T14:01:57.878-06:00Thanks for the reminder - I had been aware of this...Thanks for the reminder - I had been aware of this website but hadn't looked in years. Then, with my new camera rejuvenating my interest, I started looking for the site but couldn't remember the name. Instead, I found this similarly named one:<br />https://luminous-landscape.com/<br /><br />I think as hams, we do tend to obsess over the technical - it's part and parcel of the hobby. John AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142737426092510126.post-45714283724577784352020-11-02T13:51:48.456-06:002020-11-02T13:51:48.456-06:00For photography, I was very lucky to find https://...For photography, I was very lucky to find https://www.beautiful-landscape.com, where Alain Briot and his wife, Natalie run workshops in the Southwest, based on artistic ideas. As an engineer (and a former vision engineer at that), I tend to obsess over the bits, bytes, and pixels. Alain showed me how to approach my photography as an artistic passion. I ended up going to dozens of workshops Dave Newhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606866637455669041noreply@blogger.com