[Boatanchors] Callbook question

[Ed]

My question has not only given me the answer I needed but has also obtained
some interesting thoughts.
Todd, once upon a time I asked my 87 year old grandmother: " Mama, you've
seen man go from the horse and buggy, to the Moon, what do you think about
the future"? she said: "I'm glad I won't be around to see much more". I
didn't really understand her at the age of 21, but now at 52, I know exactly
what she meant. I am afraid if I live 25 more years, I'll be sitting in my
radio room looking at all my treasures with the switches all off.
73,
Ed-KV5I

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
Cc: "Boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Callbook question


> On 8/8/06, K0DAN <k0dan at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Hard to imagine...but everything was manual...looking up domestic and
>> foreign hams (two separate Callbooks you had to buy), writing QSL cards,
>> filing them, keeping track of who your worked, what you needed, etc. 
>> Hardly
>> much time to operate! In addition, it was typical that MANY of the 
>> addresses
>> in Callbooks were out of date even at the time of publication. What was
>> nice, in those days, was if you worked, say, a W3, you could be pretty 
>> sure
>> he was physically located in 3-land !
>
> Ah, yes - back in the day when amateur radio was more important than
> vanity. And some folks wonder why we're in the condition we're in. It
> certainly fits well with today's plug-n-play, 'me-me-me' mentality. At
> least there are a few who still sign their actual area with the
> appropriate / *call area when using calls from elsewhere.
>
> Many AM ops in the northeast still log their contacts, despite the
> requirement being dropped. I still use a paper log system for my own
> use and enjoyment, it makes for interesting reading a decade or more
> down the road. Real QSL cards are also great from the same historical
> standpoint, as well as their varied styles and content. It's a bit odd
> to look at QSL cards from contacts made with countries that no longer
> exist. And of course, a bit poignant to read cards from departed
> friends.
>
> You have to wonder what will be left of ham radio as we know it, in
> another 15-25 years.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
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