[Elecraft] Has the KX3 rescued Ham radio?

[EricJ]

Really good points, Ron. Most ham gear from  WWII and much from before 
could be put on the air tonight and fit right in, particularly on CW. I  
could get on the air with my 1957 Novice rig (S-85 and DX-35) and nobody 
would know what I was running unless I said so. I still have my Drake 2B 
receiver from the early 60's. It's not as quiet as my K2, but it's still 
a very hot receiver and hears the same signals. In fact, for sentimental 
reasons, if I had to sell, the K2 would go first. hi.

Not only are there lots of new technologies, virtually all of the old 
technologies are still used and even more convenient. RTTY used to take 
some serious money, serious time and serious devotion just to keep 
things running. Now I can fire up the K2 and a computer and I'm running 
RTTY without the smell of burning oil and a puddle on the floor. OK, 
sorry, I miss that, but others in my house don't.

As much as I loved the "old days" of ham radio, the best years are right 
here and now. New digital modes are starting to crowd out my CW op time.

Eric
KE6US



On 6/9/2013 2:29 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Ham radio, like everything in life, is changing. For some, that may feel
> like the Ham radio they knew is dying.
>
> I hope they realize that is an illusion. Aside from spark-gap transmitters,
> everything that every was in Ham radio is still in Ham radio.
>
> After 61 years on the air, the only difference that I find is that Ham radio
> has developed a much broader horizon of technologies and activities that
> fill our spectrum.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
>
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