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Thoughts On Hobbies

Posted on April 7, 2022 by KC8JC

While logging into the POTA site to get the park numbers for some potential weekend targets, something caught my attention. There was a little rectangle under the header block of my profile. It was an award! A Bronze Hunter Award. I have apparently been a hunter for 10 unique parks. That’s quite a feat given that I think I only have 10 contacts to parks as a hunter. And those were mostly done park to park (which is hard to communicate over FT8).

To be clear: I wasn’t hunting THAT piece of paper. It just showed up. And when it did, there was a very strange sense of satisfaction that washed over me. 10 contacts isn’t a big deal by any stretch, but it was still a good feeling because it was fun! Sort of a “Huh. Well look at that!” moment.

It’s probably a sad commentary that I get so excited over having found a hobby that I can sit back and enjoy like this. I didn’t know that this feeling was missing until it showed up. It didn’t have to be ham radio. It could have been a lot of things, but it just so happens that radio pulls together so many things that I enjoy into one challenging and rewarding activity.

I wonder if others think about their hobbies this way. This probably deserves a little more attention and for me to ask a few questions of friends who have this and other hobbies.

Oh well. Back to the rig!

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