[HBR] Rookie here

[StephenTetorka at cs.com]

Hi guys:

Thanks guys for taking the time to reply - it is greatly appreciated.

Good remarks: what's important, do it all...compromises...experience.

Let me start with the last - experience.
I may not be a circuit/design guy but I sure have hands on experience..built 
my first and homebrew 75 transmitter at age 15 in 1963...repaired airborne ( 
F-102 ) radar weapons equipment in the USAF...just restored my DX-100 ala GTO @ 
99.9%..(glad to  send pix should you like to see it)

Importance and "do it all" kinda go together...I'd really like: 3 Mc to 150 
Mc; AM, SSB, CW...and VHF-FM for 6 & 2 meters reception...or add a VHF 
converter latter?
Sorta like a Nems-Clark unit, I'd say.

I would say #1 feature would be super-Bandspread for CW work.
This leads me to ask:  just how is "bandspread" specified?? in Mc per degree 
for rotation...Mc per delta picofarad of the variable capacitor?

Compromises...I guess when I know them and understand them...I will have 
achieved the education I need right now ..hihi

Time...ahhh...THE issue.
Well gents..I ain't got much time.
Matter of fact, as I was away from Ham radio for 40 years...I'm in a hurry 
making up for this lost time...so kindly excuse my unenlightened enthusiasm.

Question please:  where does one find a selection of enclosures into which 
the chassis is placed?
This subject is #2 in importance to me as I'm a avocational 'artist'...style, 
appearance, quality, ease...etc are important elements for me...the most 
important = Simple.

Yes...simple and minimal.

Guess I got my work cut out for me - huh?

Regards,
Steve