[Elecraft] How "clean" is a clean signal?

[Richard Phillips]

RDEC> I have absolutely no argument with putting as clean a signal as practical on
RDEC> the air, but there are limits. 

RDEC> This is a hobby, and as such I would hate to see any movement that
RDEC> discouraged the use of anything less than the most expensive, advanced, and
RDEC> complex sort of equipment on the bands. 

RDEC> I believe that we need to make sure that we leave room for the one-tube
RDEC> "bloopers" that may click and chirp a bit as well as the latest iteration of
RDEC> the K2.

When I was in the merchant marine bloopers and chirpers were welcome.
You could tell you were tuned in to the right station before you'd
even heard their callsign :-)