[Kenwood] Amplifier Keying from various transceivers

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 2/10/2013 5:11 PM, AD5PE wrote:
> It's not always can't, though.  I don't change the oil in my cars - despite
> the fact that 20 years ago I was building street rods with 1000 hp engines.
>
> It's more a matter of time and convenience.  My time for the hour+ it takes
> to do the job (not including stopping at the store and picking up the
> supplies) isn't worth the $25 it costs to drop it off at the shop and let
> them do it.  And I don't have to dig grease out from under my fingernails,
> either.
>
> And no, I've never built my own radio - but I did write my own PSK31
> software - does that move me beyond an "appliance operator"?
>

I guess that's one of those, "it all depends on who you are talking to, 
...or who's listening"  My degree is in CS, (not CIS) so I'd say ...Yes<:-))

73, and congratulations

Roger (K8RI)





> Jay
>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 13:27
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> Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Amplifier Keying from various transceivers
>
>
>>
>> Looking at current state of Amateur radio, not even sure that "some"
>> can even read the schematic.  It isn't any requirement of current
>> licensing.  Therefore, asking questions is how one can get information.
> I remember when old curmudgeons would complain  about "appliance operators"
> who bought all of their ham gear ready made. One of the arguments on the
> side of buying ready built gear was that single sideband gear is much more
> complicated to build, and required more sophisticated test equipment to get
> it operating properly. I thought that was a reasonable argument, and I have
> never built anything much more complicated than my two tube novice
> transmitter. (at least not for my ham shack) I guess now amateur radio has
> devolved even further to the point where hams don't even care to try to
> figure out how their commercially manufactured rigs work by looking at the
> schematic or block diagram, or ever taking the covers off. People buy ready
> made wire dipoles, instead of buying a spool of wire and some insulators.
> And I guess I have become one of the old curmudgeons who complain about it.
>
> DE N6KB
>
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