My two Fibro-friendly Hobbies

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GRC109A

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I'm fortunate to have discovered two fibro-friendly hobbies that work for me:

(1) Amateur or "Ham" Radio.
This hobby allows me to be as social or reclusive as I want; sedentary or outdoorsy as I want; technical or non-technical as I want.
On a rough day, I can hang out at my radio desk and do my Ham thing, dialing around . On a more energetic day I may take a handheld radio along or set up something more elaborate from a picnic table. (Look up ARRL, RSGB, SOTA, QRP). You'll need to study for and obtain your license and buy or borrow some equipment. You don't need a license or study course to buy a police scanner or a shortwave receiver and just listen in to the world.

(2) Geocaching.
This hobby is about puzzle solving really. You'll need a handheld GPS/GNSS or a GPS smartphone app. The object is to locate hidden geocaches, or to create hidden geocaches. It can be as easy as a walk in a nearby park, or, more strenuous. Caches are graded by physical difficulty as well as puzzle-solving difficulty. (Look up GEOCACHING.COM). You can be as social or as solitary as you wish.

Both keep my body and mind active.

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GRC109A
 
Thanks for sharing that, GRC109A!
That way you're doing things in your own pace, but keeping contact with the world in quite a variety of ways (more than two I guess).
 
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Vk2mus here - mainly do digital but yes an excellent hobby for some one that has fibro - although due to pain cannot climb up to adjust the aerials any more and with essential tremor soldering is well and truly out. But I do enjoy my radio - FT897D and IC 701 and Ft8900R and an old FT101 under the desk - Vertical covers 2 m to 80m a loop cover 10,15,20 meter and a cobweb 6m to 80m still being put up - might hear you on air.
 
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