[Boatanchors] Landed on my doorstep

[Troglodite at aol.com]

Chuck,
 
There is a great deal of truth in what you say. Today's generation is not  
interested in old technology and find it difficult to understand why we are.  
There are a few, but not enough. I sought out some young person to whom I could  
will my few pieces, but had a hard time finding anyone.
 
You can find people interested in history, as long as they can read it on  
the Internet or see it on TV, but when it comes to "hands on" history, that's  
another matter. I work in an engineering department with four other engineers,  
and only one of them knows ANYTHING about vacuum tubes. Unfortunately, that 
one  doesn't care anymore. :-)
 
Someone else remarked that the end of the vacuum tube era was also probably  
the end of the repairable electronics era. Modern electronics either cannot be 
 repaired, isn't worth being repaired, or the parts are not available. Little 
is  made in this country anymore. I guess we need to cherish what we have as 
long as  we can.
 
Doug Moore
 

> I was talking with  a fellow ham 
friend and BA enthusiast  the other day and we were wondering out  loud if 
ours 
is perhaps the  last generation to recover and restore the  relics.  I hope 
not,  but there are fewer and fewer who seem to possess  the knowledge or 
will  
take the time to learn.  At least every saved  and restored rig  might have 
the 
chance to end up in a  museum or collection as opposed  to the trash heap.  
Those 
hidden away in  basements, barns and  attics will likely never see light of 
day again.  What  a shame!  <