[Boatanchors] Landed on my doorstep

[Ray Friess]

I'm fond of pointing out (and rubbing in a bit) to the new generation 
that if push came to
shove ... in an emergency we could load up a set of bedsprings, a window 
screen, almost
any piece of wire .... and possibly a wet string ... with the "old" 
technology.    And I know that for a fact, because when I was a young 
buck Novice, I saw hams do that (with the exception of the wet string
which was always theorized about, but seems theoretically possible)

They couldnt do that with their new fangled swr controlled rigs....  
unless they also had one of
those new antenna tuners to go with it....


Troglodite at aol.com wrote:

>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!  <
> 
> 
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