[AMRadio] vintage amateur radio station

[Eddy Swynar]

Hi Guys,

Do any of you have access to vintage issues of QST magazine, particularly from the 20's, or 30's...?

If so, have a look at some of the letters to the editor sent by the Amateur community at that time: it's really quite amazing by times how opinions & feelings back then parallel those of to-day to a great extent!

Perhaps the biggest difference is the level of the English language used by "...the common man" back then---we sure have dumbed-down as a literate society in the succeeding years...

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ


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On 2011-12-02, at 12:34 PM, manualman at juno.com wrote:

> That said, contest activity probably ranks as one of the best fun activities in amateur radio so I
> doubt you'll get much support from the domestic and international amateur radio community.
> 
>> When the ARRL quits promoting those "clutter the band"  contests held 
>> on every weekend of the year, then, and only then, might I reconsider 
>> joining the ARRL..
>> 
>> Also even more stupid - if that is possible - those special event 
>> stations:  like the one I heard the other day on 20 meters: "celebrating the 5th 
>> anniversary of my wife leaving me."
>>