[Elecraft] Cords and connectors are evil

[roncasa]

 > Guy said:
>
> "Is there some way to move FORWARD in our love/hate relationship with
> cords?  Talk about old and dust covered analog.  Listen to us, talking
> about solving ergonometric problems with patch panels.  Quaint, and a
> part of me thinks that's really neat.  Rest of me thinks that's really
> retro."
>
> Worse, cords&  cables have CONNECTORS on the end of them.
>
> Electronic systems consist of
> cheap, reliable chips on
> cheap, reliable cards,
> interconnected by
>
> EXPENSIVE, UNRELIABLE, FLAKY cables and connectors. The fewer of them, the 
> better, I say.
>
> Eric
> VA7DZ



But, but, don't tell the telephone company,
and, don't tell the power (electric) companies either.

Maybe you should remove all the wires inside the walls in your home too.

Unh, what do we do about that "cable" between the radio and antenna .... 
unh?

The point is, wires (cables) are here to stay. What good are the wire 
(cable) without a (aghast) connectors!

72
Ron, wb1hga
"what happens if you get scared "half to death" twice?"