[Elecraft] little OT: sweating the details

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Ha, ha! You are quite right Charles. In the 1950's a great many Hams looked
askance at anyone operating a factory built rig. "Appliance Operator" was a
highly pejorative term more often whispered about someone than spoken aloud
in polite company. 

I believe the lack of chirps, clicks and poorly modulated phone signals on
the bands today is a warning sign. Not enough Hams are tinkering, playing
and learning how to build rigs or how the rig they have works. 

Worse, those signals are so rare these days there are some Hams who think
they should be illegal. 

That is truly disturbing. 

Much of what I learned the first few years on the air came from fellow Hams
who patiently answered my questions and made suggestions. I try to repay
them in a small way by taking the time to answer questions and encourage
others today. 

Ron AC7AC 



-----Original Message-----

Every now and then, I read every message placed

on several ham radio reflectors.  I am astonished at

1. the high level of detail that some hams worry about and

2.  the low level of basic knowledge that the ham test should

have caught and finally

3. the seeming unwillingness to just go ahead and try something

instead of asking "permission" from "those who know more" (see

the quote marks?)....

73


Charles Harpole

k4vud at hotmail.com