[Boatanchors] Collins KW-1 for sale

Jim Wilhite w5jo at brightok.net
Tue Sep 27 10:49:01 EDT 2005


Appliance operator!!!!  The other night I heard a couple of 
guys running IC 756 Pros and when they talked about the 
display, they referred to it as the "fish finder".  Gotta 
love them guys.

73  Jim
W5JO

Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On 9/27/05, peter markavage <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
> 
>>Vic wrote - "Will anyone bother to restore an IC7800 in 2055?"
>>
>>Many people who believe in this technology probably would see no reason
>>to "restore"; they just move on to the next technology.
>>
>>Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> 
> Pete nailed it here.
> 

> And some folks wonder where the term 'Appliance Operator' came from?
> Here's a bold idea: let's make ham radio MORE like a cell phone or the
> internet and less like 'radio'. That will bring in new 'operators' for
> sure.

> *grin*
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
> 
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