[ARC5] Field Day musings

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Laura and Jim" <mcenfalz at humboldt1.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:52 PM
Subject: [ARC5] Field Day musings


> In my experience, I get the best interest/response when I 
> run OLD gear. The modern gear is nuts and bolts - cut the 
> chatter, crank out the contacts. However, the OLD gear is 
> about having a ball, and reminiscing/BS-ing w/OT's about 
> their novice stations/wartime experiences w/such gear. I 
> crave that aspect of the Day.
>
> 73 ALL DE JIM K6FWT

     This may be like classic cars.  Modern rice boxes are 
not much different than computers, all software driven.  The 
old stuff has big knobs that DO something.  About cars; 
modern engineering has it all over the classics but modern 
cars have no elegance or glamour whatever. Just find anyting 
current that looks like a Dusenberg J, or 1930s Packard, or 
even a 1940 Ford.   Same with radios, name me any current 
radio that is as sexy looking as a GPR-90 or SP-600 or 
National anything, Collins anything, or RCA AR-88. I can 
name lots of others.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com