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 "Is it ham radio?": "Is it ham radio?":
-  Is not a yes/no question. +  Is not a yes/no question. 
-  * Has nothing to do with whether something is analog or digital (P2P packet is as far left as FM simplex to me) +  - Isn't prescriptive of what other hams should do with the hobby
-  * And isn't prescriptive of what other hams should do with the hobby.+  - And has nothing to do with whether something is analog or digital.
  
-For me, it'only one of the factors that contributes to whether I'm interested in something or not; but it's not the only one: Currently, I'm not interested in investing hundreds of dollars into a DMR radio and a hotspot, but I'll give the (free) DroidStar app a try (what have I got to lose?).+For me, the degree to which something is ham radio is only one of the factors that contributes to whether I'm interested in it or not; but it's not the only one: Currently, I'm not interested in investing hundreds of dollars into a DMR radio and a hotspot, but I'll give the (free) DroidStar app a try (since it's free).  I'm also having lots of fun with AREDN even though I don't have an RF link setup yet.
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