[CW] Definitions??? key, keyer etc.

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Rig, what a nice word!

That includes this new Amateur Radio amplifier.  Great for busting 40 meter 
QRM at night.
Notice the power output.  You have to have a stiff mains line to accomodate 
this little gem.

http://www.arrakis.es/~ulvinsl/eng/tremiv.htm

73

David N1EA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <N2EY at aol.com>
To: <CW at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] Definitions??? key, keyer etc.


In a message dated 5/24/05 6:02:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ken.d.brown at verizon.net writes:


> I remember when I was a Novice, the other novices had transmitters and
> receivers, or in a few cases transceivers. Anybody, including non hams
> might have a radio. Even CBers had transceivers. Technicians and other
> hams who operated primarily two meter FM were the only hams who referred
> to their (not there, not they're) transceivers as radios. HF operators
> used their transceiver to get on the radio, and VHF operators used their
> radio get on the machine. I guess they are all wireless sets regardless
> of how much wire is inside of them or how much wire they are hooked up
> to for power and antenna purposes, but then so is a cell phone.
>

It's very simple, really.

A radio is something you listen to music, news or the ball game on.

A rig is an amateur radio station exclusive of the antenna. Anything from an
HT or QRP transceiver built in an Altoids tin to a legal-limit setup 
requiring
several racks is simply "the rig".



73 de Jim, N2EY
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