Well, in response to Nightfox and general chatter here, here's my hobby list.ããFirstly, there's Amateur Radio. Been licensed for 30 years, held the sameãcallsign since day 1 (check my handle ;) ), though I picked up an additionalãcallsign, VK3IRL, at the request of another ham on his death bed in 2008. Overãthe years, I've dabbled in photography and video editing, and done a bit ofãannouncing/DJ on community radio. I also chased storms for several years. ãTime/money constraints precluded too many long chases, though I did go on aãweek long stormchasing trip to Darwin in late 2007. Drone flying has caught myãinterest, as a tool for photography and video, but also the act of flyingãitself.ããAnd of course, BBSing was a big hobby for me in the 1990s, and it's now back,ãas you can see by my activity on here over the last few years. ;)ããBut these days, what has dominated my free time has been sport. My sportingãcareer didn't start too well, because I have some very significant coordinationãissues. As a kid, I was guaranteed to come last in the 100 metres. Thatãchanged when I was 13 and played (well, attempted to play ;) ) AFL styleãfootball. I'm still crap at football, and most ball sports, but the hardãtraining brought out my natural speed. A few years later I found myself doingãgymnastics, because of my younger syster, which really helped with theãcoordination stuff.ããSince my mid 30s (2003), I got back into sport after 10+ years of doing nothingãmore than walking, starting with orienteering and distance running, and workingãmy way up to a parathon in 2008, but when I moved out of the big city in 2010,ãmy focus shifted to sprint based sports, which I'm more naturally suited to. ãAnd 4 years ago, in a quest for more speed for my other sports, I took up trackãand field, where I've been able to become a fairly decent sprinter. So far,ãI've managed to win medals at state Masters meets, and made the finals of theãAustralian Masters 60 and 200m events earlier this year. Now I'm working onãlevelling up. For me, speed is addictive. :)ããThe other sport I alluded to is fire brigade competitions, which are a uniqueãsport that requires skill, speed, strength and power. At 51, I'm the oldest inãthe team, but also one of the fastest. I tend to catch any new guys off guardãin pre season training - guys half my age are surprised when they can't keep upãin a sprint. :)ããAnyway, that's my lot.ããã... Brewed from only the finest aged ASCII characters.ã--- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Re: Hobbies...ã By: Vk3jed to All on Wed Jun 12 2019 04:12 pmãã Vk> Well, in response to Nightfox and general chatter here, here's my hobby ã Vk> list. ã ã Vk> Firstly, there's Amateur Radio. Been licensed for 30 years, held the same ã Vk> callsign since day 1 (check my handle ;) ), though I picked up an ã Vk> additional callsign, VK3IRL, at the request of another ham on his death ã ã Vk> And of course, BBSing was a big hobby for me in the 1990s, and it's now ã ã Vk> later I found myself doing gymnastics, because of my younger syster, whichã Vk> for my other sports, I took up track and field, where I've been able to ã ã Wow that's some bio you have there VK3. You must be a busy guy. I remember ãyou telling me about Fire brigade tournaments you participate in. I used ãto watch tournaments on TV years ago.ã Back in the day I was volunteer fire fighter. We would competete against localãdepartments in tournaments. Each department built their own "carts" to raceãwith. Fun to watch. I was pretty good in Track in High School. Went undefeatedãin the 120 yard hurdles. It's good to see you're not letting "age" get in yourãway. You're not just getting older. You're getting better. ;-)ã ãã HusTlerã*Havens BBS havens.synchro.net:23 (1:267/160)*ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Sent from Havens BBS havens.synchro.net:23 (1:267/160)ã

Re: Hobbies...ã By: Vk3jed to All on Wed Jun 12 2019 04:12 pmãã Vk> Firstly, there's Amateur Radio. Been licensed for 30 years, held the sameã Vk> callsign since day 1 (check my handle ;) ), though I picked up anããI've thought about getting into HAM radio for a long time, I just haven't yet..ãã Vk> bed in 2008. Over the years, I've dabbled in photography and videoã Vk> editing, and done a bit of announcing/DJ on community radio. I also chasedããThat's another thing I forgot to mention, in the past several years I've gottenãinto photography a bit. Sometimes I enjoy trying to get a nice photo.. Iãbought my first DSLR in 2015 and enjoy taking photos with it sometimes.ãã Vk> 2007. Drone flying has caught my interest, as a tool for photography andã Vk> video, but also the act of flying itself.ããYeah, I think it would be interesting to get some photos with a drone.ãã Vk> And of course, BBSing was a big hobby for me in the 1990s, and it's nowã Vk> back, as you can see by my activity on here over the last few years. ;)ããI was a little surprised how many BBSes there were online when I got back intoãBBSing in 2007. I thought BBSes were pretty much dead when I took mine down inã2000. And now I've been running my current BBS longer than I ran my originalãBBS in the 90s.. About twice as long now, actually. I ran my original BBS forã6 years (1994-2000), and I've been running my current BBS for 12 years.ãã Vk> But these days, what has dominated my free time has been sport. Myã Vk> sporting career didn't start too well, because I have some veryã Vk> significant coordination issues. As a kid, I was guaranteed to come lastã Vk> in the 100 metres. That changed when I was 13 and played (well, attemptedã Vk> to play ;) ) AFL style football. I'm still crap at football, and most ballã Vk> sports, but the hard training brought out my natural speed. A few yearsã Vk> later I found myself doing gymnastics, because of my younger syster, whichã Vk> really helped with the coordination stuff.ããI've always heard it's healthy to have a good amount of physical activity.. Iãenjoy playing sports sometimes, but it's not something I've ever doneãregularly.ããNightfoxãã... Sometimes I feel like I never finish anythãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

On 06-12-19 10:29, HusTler wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Hu> Wow that's some bio you have there VK3. You must be a busy guy. IããYeah, keeps me out of trouble. :) But I certainly enjoy what I do.ãã Hu> remember you telling me about Fire brigade tournaments you participateã Hu> in. I used to watch tournaments on TV years ago.ã Hu> Back in the day I was volunteer fire fighter. We would competeteã Hu> against local departments in tournaments. Each department built theirã Hu> own "carts" to race with. Fun to watch. I was pretty good in Track inããOur carts are specially manufactured, and we get them up to some seriousãspeeds. I'll have to send some links to videos, as our style of competitionãappears to be unique to (now) 2 states here in Oz. :)ãã Hu> High School. Went undefeated in the 120 yard hurdles. It's good to seeã Hu> you're not letting "age" get in your way. You're not just gettingã Hu> older. You're getting better. ;-)ããYep, improving with age, as I work on those coordination issues. And I have aãslight addiction to speed... of the track variety. Has my first full on speedãsession in several weeks (since it's the middle of the off season) today andãloved it. :Dããã... Hey, what's that beeping noise? Where's that smoke coming from?ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

On 06-12-19 09:16, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Ni> I've thought about getting into HAM radio for a long time, I justã Ni> haven't yet..ããI know a few people like that, and it's never too late. :)ãã Vk> bed in 2008. Over the years, I've dabbled in photography and videoã Vk> editing, and done a bit of announcing/DJ on community radio. I also chasedãã Ni> That's another thing I forgot to mention, in the past several yearsã Ni> I've gotten into photography a bit. Sometimes I enjoy trying to get aã Ni> nice photo.. I bought my first DSLR in 2015 and enjoy taking photosã Ni> with it sometimes.ããI've never had the luxury of a DSLR, maybe one day. :) ãã Vk> 2007. Drone flying has caught my interest, as a tool for photography andã Vk> video, but also the act of flying itself.ãã Ni> Yeah, I think it would be interesting to get some photos with a drone.ããYep, and video. I'll experiment with drones in the coming months. :)ããã Vk> And of course, BBSing was a big hobby for me in the 1990s, and it's nowã Vk> back, as you can see by my activity on here over the last few years. ;)ãã Ni> I was a little surprised how many BBSes there were online when I gotã Ni> back into BBSing in 2007. I thought BBSes were pretty much dead when Iã Ni> took mine down in 2000. And now I've been running my current BBSã Ni> longer than I ran my original BBS in the 90s.. About twice as longã Ni> now, actually. I ran my original BBS for 6 years (1994-2000), and I'veã Ni> been running my current BBS for 12 years.ããYes, I was pleasently surprised when I finally hooked Syndhronet up a few yearsãago. It's good to be back! Our original BBS ran several years. I'm unsure ofãthe exact date we closed. I know my point survived a bit longer, killed offãonly by the advent of cable broadband in late 2001.ãã Ni> I've always heard it's healthy to have a good amount of physicalã Ni> activity.. I enjoy playing sports sometimes, but it's not somethingã Ni> I've ever done regularly.ããOh, it does wonders for me, both physically and mentally. I remember in myãteens that I wanted to run track, but I lived in a small town, and the nearestãcompetition was an hour away. Took me 30 years later to realise that dream. ãBut now I'm enjoying the training, competition and the challenge of getting aãbit more speed out of myself. :)ããã... Bachelors don't have Mother-in-laws.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã

Re: Re: Hobbies...ã By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Thu Jun 13 2019 08:41 pmãã Ni>> That's another thing I forgot to mention, in the past several yearsã Ni>> I've gotten into photography a bit. Sometimes I enjoy trying to getã Ni>> a nice photo.. I bought my first DSLR in 2015 and enjoy takingã Ni>> photos ã Ni>> with it sometimes.ãã Vk> I've never had the luxury of a DSLR, maybe one day. :) ããThey can be expensive.. Sometimes I've thought of buying another lens forãgetting different types of shots, and after seeing how expensive the lens is, Iãchange my mind. :P The cameras themselves can be expensive too, especiallyãfull-frame DSLRs. It seems a bit crazy, but after reading up on theãmanufacturing process, I can understand.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Hobbies...ã By: HusTler to Vk3jed on Wed Jun 12 2019 10:29 amãã > to watch tournaments on TV years ago.ã > Back in the day I was volunteer fire fighter. We would competete againstã > local departments in tournaments. Each department built their own "carts" toã > race with. Fun to watch. I was pretty good in Track in High School. Wentã > undefeated in the 120 yard hurdles. It's good to see you're not lettingã > "age" get in your way. You're not just getting older. You're getting better.ãããi must have missed all that. all i did was manage chemical spills and put outãsmall fires.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

On 06-13-19 09:22, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-ãã Vk> I've never had the luxury of a DSLR, maybe one day. :)ãã Ni> They can be expensive.. Sometimes I've thought of buying another lensã Ni> for getting different types of shots, and after seeing how expensiveã Ni> the lens is, I change my mind. :P The cameras themselves can beã Ni> expensive too, especially full-frame DSLRs. It seems a bit crazy, butã Ni> after reading up on the manufacturing process, I can understand.ããYeah, and that's why they take awesome photos, even when using long telephotoãlenses and other sophisticated lenses - the manufacturing quality is very high,ãand you get what you pay for.ããI'd also love to connect a DSLR to my telescope for some deep sky photography,ãbut then would also need the tracking motor for the telescope, because anyãexposures longer than a few seconds will show the rotation of Earth. ãããAnd moving back to sport for a second, here's a video of me in action on bothãtrack and fire brigade competition. It's a few years old, and my performancesãhave improved since then. :)ããhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVhw3YnKJhM&t=306sãã... BULLFIGHTER: 1 little man against a 1/2 ton of pissed off pot roast.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.51ã þ Synchronet þ Freeway BBS, Bendigo Australia. freeway.apana.org.auã