[Johnson] Viking II audio (Mutch to do about Nothing)

[Jerry Kincade]

A-dadgummed-MEN, Lee!  Well said.

Jerry W5KP
Pair of Rangers, Pair of Ranger II's, all box stock!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Bahr" <pulsarxp at earthlink.net>
To: <Johnson at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: Fw: [Johnson] Viking II audio (Mutch to do about Nothing)


> So my point is, I have begun to realize, I want my radios stock to
> experience the radio for what it was and not for what I could make it
> become.  I am no longer interested in most MODS. (Modification is
sometimes
> necessary to replace worn out unobtainable exact replacement parts).  For
> me, the thrill is in restoration and in experiencing the past by enjoying
> the radio as it was designed by the original manufacturer.  If the radio
> drifts, so be it!  Hams of the past dealt with it, and so can I.  I want
to
> experience what they experienced.  When I want a drift free radio contact,
> I'll drag out my boring rice box.  For me, modifying a radio cheats me out
> of some of the thrill you get using a radio from the past.
>
> Sometimes I feel new hams reading about mods think and feel they must
modify
> a radio as it is no good without a mod  In most cases, I find this not to
be
> true. I'm beginning to think a modified radio is no good.  It's all about
> how you look at things.
>