[ARC5] R-45/ARR-7

[MICHAEL ST ANGELO]

It's no that the younger generation lacks the skill, they don't have any interest to learn about this old equipment. We have the interest because they are our "Rosebud"s, stealing a line from Citizen Kane. We fondly remember these radio sets from your youth when quality electronics was expensive.


Realistically, what are we trying to preserve? One of the outstanding accomplishments of  WW2 was microwave radar but how many of us are trying the collect and archive radar sets?


The younger generation does have good designers and experimenters but they are designing with software, not hardware. That is the future, at least at my place on employment and other tech companies.


We are getting older and probably spend more time on the Internet and our computers talking about the equipment that tinkering with it.


Enjoy it while you can.


Mike N2MS


 

> On June 18, 2018 at 9:53 AM Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:
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>     The market for tube ham gear has been steadily declining for (at least) three reasons.   The hams that appreciate the gear and enjoy using it are dying off, and the younger generation lacks the skill to restore and maintain such gear.   
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