To begin with, I desired an Amateur Radio license which I obtained. Though pleased, I wasn’t completely happy. I had to have a radio.
My very first rig ran on 10 meters only, and believe me, once it was up and running, I was completely content. That is, right up until I met some folks running some of the UHF/VHF bands.
Suddenly, I wasn’t content anymore. Suddenly I needed a 2 meter
and a 70 cm rig and matching antennas! I could feel my psyche, my self esteem being damaged as I sank into the murky depths of depression over my new-found operational deficits.
Eventually, I managed to obtain a couple radios, antennas and I was content again; feeling the euphoric sensation of ham radio bliss. That is, until I found out my friends were running digital modes.
This cycle, this vicious cycle has a way of continually repeating its self, and I sometimes feel powerless to stop it.
Is this process of discovery, desire, depression, acquisition, contentment, and euphoria really a vicious cycle?
No way! It isn’t even close to vicious! It’s fun!
I have actually over-dramatized a wonderful aspect of our great hobby. We are truly blessed with a hobby that offers almost limitless possibilities.
I know first hand that each time I tap into one possibility, I find I desire to participate in another. This means Amateur Radio will never grow old or outdated.
How do you feel about this?
I once read about this in a book that explained that human beings are a wanting animal. That people are only satisfied for a short time. As soon as a need is satisfied, it is immediately replaced with a new one. How true! It made me wonder why man is never satisfied. Then I realized that no progress would have ever been made, if we were simply satisfied. Neil Armstrong, in 1969, would not have set foot on the moon - if we were all satisfied with looking at the moon through our telescopes...
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