[HBR] My Retro-Radio Project (Cont.)...

[Eddy Swynar]

Hi Walt,

Thanks for the words of encouragement!

The key word in all this stuff is simply "FUN"---and fun it is, too, from
conception to completion...

Know what I personally do as I near that crucial "final cosmetics", or
"...what-will-it-look-like-when-it's-all-done" stage...? I imagine myself
with my creation standing before the local radio club on "homebrew" night,
displaying my handiwork...do I want to spend time publicly apologizing for
the errors I committed, or basking in the glow of praise & kudos from the
masses for a job well done?!

Yes, it may be a bit of ego-stroking there, but even if NOBODY ever sees my
"baby" except for yours truly, that thought does indeed keep me & my efforts
firmly on the straight & narrow as I approach the short strokes. A bit of
time saved here CAN lead to big-time regret(s) down the road, so it's best
NOT to be in any particular hurry at that stage of the game...!

Even then, 99 times out of 100, I STILL look at the finished project & say,
"...Hmmmm, now if ONLY i'd have done this (or that) instead!" Homebrewers
are IMPOSSIBLE to please...

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ




----- Original Message -----
From: <waltah@earthlink.net>
To: <hbr@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [HBR] My Retro-Radio Project (Cont.)...


> Eddy said:
>
> > ... those last control holes are probably THE most crucial
> > ones: wrongly/inconveniently located, & it won't matter WHAT kind of
mess
> > might exist BEHIND the front panel---it's those
misbegotten/ill-conceived
> > front ones that'll be staring back at me each & every time I sit before
> > the rig!
>
> Ah hurd they-at!   On the 1MHBR (now at about 7 weeks, doing
> 'details' ...) I didn't realize when I laid out the front panel, that it
would
> be necessary to screw the coil set down so the shields would be
> firmly grounded.   I found room (and a way!) to do it, but just barely --
> especially on the right, where the coil thumbscrew is only about 1/2"
> from the PITCH knob.   Shifting the centermost controls away from
> the center by 3/8" or so, would have made it perfect.
>
> No kidding, this sounds like a great project.   Hang in there!
>
> Walt
> KJ4KV
>
>
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