[Elecraft] The Old Days

[David Gilbert]

That seems like an odd and unnecessary disclaimer, but in reply I'll 
offer the opinion that the ratio of vinyl to CD's is roughly the same 
order of magnitude as the ratio of AM to SSB in ham radio*... and I'm 
pretty sure that most people would say that CDs replaced vinyl long 
ago.  That doesn't mean that AM is an invalid mode, at least not as long 
as the FCC still allows it, but I think it's pretty certain that the 
bands would be a horrible mess if everyone was still using AM.

73,
Dave   AB7E

*  Before anyone takes issue with my comparison, keep in mind that the 
ratio of vinyl to CDs is skewed to the high side because CDs themselves 
are declining in favor of direct downloads.



On 1/29/2013 1:26 AM, tnnyswy at yahoo.com wrote:
> Jim Sir. Was AM replaced by SSB? Or, was SSB an alternate mode to AM? 
> I'm sure this debate can and has been going on since the devil was a 
> boy. Lets remind ourselves that this a Hobby and we are classified as 
> AMATEUR. PS: Let us respect Eric's request, and irrespective of our 
> opinion, agree to disagree. (((73))) Milverton.
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