[Boatanchors] A Classic Example of the Homebrew Art

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

>That's a beautiful piece of work but remember that for QST, most of>the time authors submitted their text and schematics, and the>professional shop techs and machinists at ARRL built the piece of gear>that readers saw in QST photos.  That's why all the homebrew in QST>was always perfect looking.
I never thought about that but it makes sense, now. I bet there were times when that expectation for needing to look great left me admiring the articles & pictures but unmotivated to try the project myself. Didn't understand why Dad was content to throw parts into just any old thing for a chassis. I still think my imagination is tainted by the urge to make homebrew look manufactured.

WayneWB4OGM