[Boatanchors] Re: upgrade question

[Carl]

Eddy,

Youre absoletely crazy, whacked, nuts, loco........

Risk your life in a flying lawn chair?

Thankfully Ive all my senses at 67 and keep myself well grounded with 
old technology. All I do is drive a dragster on some weekends or 
Wednesday nights! None of this ultra modern stuff either. I run 
firebottle equivalents with 1940's-50's engines; 4 wheeled boatanchors.

Damn! It is FUN and Im glad to see other old nuts out there not sitting 
on 75 or 20M SSB and telling the world their medical problems day in and 
day out.

The farm I border on has a grass strip for their antique airplane hobby 
and there are often ultra lights stopping by. From basic to very 
elaborate machines.  Im almost tempted to give it a try.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EP Swynar" <gswynar at durham.net>
To: "Bill Paschall" <bill at willydog5.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: upgrade question


> Hi Bill,
>
> There is absolutely NOTHING at all wrong with enjoying, using, and 
> gaining
> mastery of a technology --- ANY technology!
>
> I am just now at the age of 56 entering the sport of ultra-light 
> airplane
> flying. Why should I...? There are Cessena's, Piper Cubs, etc. etc. 
> out
> there to fly --- why an ultra-light trike? It can't possibly keep up 
> with a
> modern jet fighter --- it won't seat a gazillion people like a jumbo
> jet...so why bother? What's the point...?
>
> Because it is FUN, and I am actually LEARNING something out of it all! 
> Ditto
> tube technology: I'll wager that half of the jokers who scoff & mock 
> you for
> playing with "fire bottles" are totally CLUELESS as to what the IC's 
> are
> really doing behind the front panel of their appliances.
>
> At least with YOUR gear, YOU do!!! And that's saying a LOT in this day 
> & age
> of Dr. Phil dumb-down instant gratification...
>
> More power to you --- keep up that noble Amateur tradition of the 
> compleat
> Ham by being a "...tinkerer and experimenter." I salute you, and am 
> proud to
> consider myself to be one with you, & others like you!
>
> ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
>
> *****************************************
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Paschall" <bill at willydog5.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: upgrade question
>
>
>>
>> Bill,  WD5DZG
>> www.willydog5.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
>> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Cc: <match at ece.utah.edu>
>> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 1:03 PM
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Re: upgrade question
>>
>>
>>
>> A lot of you guys are making a point that I probably should have but
> failed
>> to make . Amateur radio is very diverse. It always has been at least 
>> as
> far
>> back as my memory goes. Some of  us like one thing and others 
>> something
>> else. That is healthy for the service. I happen to like and practice 
>> Morse
>> code. But if everyone else who likes something else, was suddenly
>> delicensed, (I am not sure that is a word but it ought to be)the ham 
>> bands
>> would be pretty lonely about now. I also like and use tube gear that 
>> I
> have
>> restored myself but in all honesty when I hear a CW or SSB signal I 
>> can't
>> tell whether it is produced by a tube rig or a computerized modern 
>> rig.
>> (I'll admit I can on AM though, or at least I think I can). I love
> building
>> gear, right now I am finishing a 40 meter tranceiver using phasing
>> techniques and it is going to be a lot of fun. Next I want to build a
> really
>> good tube receiver. Why ? Because I enjoy it and want to see just 
>> what my
>> limits are. No I am not looking to bring back hollow state 
>> electronics but
>> for those of us who enjoy "Tube Rigs" why not? One thing we all 
>> should be
>> aware of is this, if we as amateurs, are going to push the envelope 
>> of
>> commucications development, as had long been a part of our heritage, 
>> it
> is
>> likely going to be the whiz kids who are comfortable with computers 
>> who do
>> it. I envy the opportunity they have and wish them well. I hope I 
>> stay
>> around long enough to see some of the changes they make possible.
> Meanwhile,
>> I think I will fire up my HT37 and Sp600 and see what is on the lower
> bands
>> 73
>>
>> >>
>> I wish to add my kudos ALSO!
>> >>
>> >>> Kudos to Ernie and Bill -
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Ernie, K0OCC and Bill, WD5DZG are a couple of guys that "get it".
>> >>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
>>
>> -- 
>> Bob - NØDGN
>>
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