[Premium-Rx] RE Future of Premium
Bruce Lane
kyrrin at bluefeathertech.com
Sun Dec 22 18:39:40 EST 2024
Another thing about groups.io I forgot to point out: They provide a
file area with each group, so any software or firmware the members have
accumulated can be made available in one place.
As one example: I've been a member of the 'Tekscopes' group on
groups.io for over a decade. The file archiving capability has saved my
bacon more than once, troubleshoot-speaking.
73 de KC7GR...
On 22-Dec-24 15:27, Daniel Robinson via Premium-Rx wrote:
> Sorry for any repeat on this -- I was indoors out of cell range. I think
>
> one option would be going over to Groups.io which has become the main
>
> zone for radio discussion groups of pretty much every type. I run
> several,
>
> including the groups for WJ, JRC Marine, and a couple of others.
>
> On 12/22/2024 11:55 AM, premium-rx-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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>> 1. Reflector Tech Problem (73 at 73.am)
>> 2. The future (Volodya S)
>> 3. Re: The future (EDWARD SYLVESTER)
>> 4. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (fantelme2)
>> 5. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (Marc Balmer)
>> 6. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (Thomas Adams)
>> 7. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (Les Locklear)
>> 8. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (Nick England)
>> 9. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (Raaj Shinde)
>> 10. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (Arthur Delibert)
>> 11. Re: Reflector Tech Problem (w3jn at verizon.net)
>>
>>
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>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:07:25 -0600
>> From: 73 at 73.am
>> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID: <4ad24163-ab02-471f-b510-452bacc27f6e at Spark>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>> the QTH system.??We?re still looking into that.
>>
>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>> QTH system.??I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>> ?Groups.IO? for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at
>> a cost of time & money.??I don?t mind investing the time and money,
>> but there is another option that should be weighed??before such an
>> investment is made.
>>
>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>> reflector about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely
>> information exchanges regarding our beloved receivers.??Greg & Jan
>> passed the reflector and the website on to me almost 18 years ago,
>> and I have carried on since then.
>>
>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>> crawl.??Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>> keys.??Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>> Silent Key with ?the notification.???Receiver technology has
>> certainly changed, and the market for the classic receivers has
>> markedly declined.??This begs the question of whether the Premium-RX
>> reflector has reached that point in time where it has fulfilled its
>> original purpose to the point where it should be discontinued.
>>
>> I?ll let the members decide.??Please email me privately??( 73 at 73.am )
>> or make a post to the reflector!
>>
>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul??W8ZO
>> cell/text:??+1 304.300.3000
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:34:12 +0000
>> From: Volodya S <canswl at gmail.com>
>> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] The future
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAG9MtbV4XL0ZqAJU9dKhGTDYc5onGi59yXfvVBmvBLvR9AyGLg at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> Good evening! After many years, I suddenly received the subscription
>> deleted e-mail yesterday. I was one of the very early people having
>> owned
>> a number of my all time favourite mil-spec premium-rx, the Collins
>> HF-2050. Sadly, over the years I have totally gotten out of the
>> Premium-rx
>> side of radio, and now am just about exclusively using a slew of SDR
>> receivers (no stones please!). I absolutely loved the Premium-rx at
>> that
>> stage of my life, when I had the space, a dedicated radio room, and
>> lots of
>> antennas. I'll always cherish my 19" racks, full of premium-rx,
>> including
>> the Collins R390A, Racal RA17, 3 or 4 HF-2050s, a Harris RF590, etc.
>> When the SDR revolution came along, I quickly came to
>> appreciate what
>> they could do...mainly being able to be used remotely, fairly easily,
>> and
>> to record swaths of spectrum. I was bitten. Over the years, we
>> downsized
>> our household to an urban city lot home, then to a condo on the 5th
>> floor
>> overlooking our harbour. I'm not permitted to have outdoor antennas,
>> and
>> the dedicated radio room is now gone, but I now DX from my cottage near
>> Masset, BC on Haida Gwaii (due south of Ketchikan, AK), remotely,
>> using 2
>> Perseus SDRs, an Discovery HF+ SDR, and a RSPdx SDR. Honestly, I have
>> never looked back. The premium-rx group would serve as a source of
>> nostalgia only for me. Thanks for the memories! Walt Salmaniw,
>> Victoria,
>> BC
>> PS: Jan Skirrow, a great friend over the years is alive and (hopefully)
>> well living about an hour north from me. I hope the same for Greg,
>> another
>> wonderful guy.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:50:35 -0800
>> From: EDWARD SYLVESTER <aidehua at aol.com>
>> To: Volodya S <canswl at gmail.com>
>> Cc: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] The future
>> Message-ID: <C00D634C-7D81-48FA-B76C-C79E3F5E7BB7 at aol.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> I remember becoming a "qualified" member in 1999, thanks through the
>> guidance of Ben Wallace as well as others like Greg Bailey and you,
>> Walt.
>>
>> I learned so much and met many interesting people along the way.
>> After all these years, I still have receivers coming out of my ears,
>> mostly in racks. Call it a "disease" but it still puts a smile on my
>> face!
>>
>> What a wonderful group this is and may the friendships continue.
>>
>> Happy holidays from Saudi Arabia and good DX in 2025!
>>
>> Vy 73,
>> Ed 7Z1ES
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 21 Dec 2024, at 8:37?PM, Volodya S via Premium-Rx
>>> <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> ?Good evening! After many years, I suddenly received the subscription
>>> deleted e-mail yesterday. I was one of the very early people having
>>> owned
>>> a number of my all time favourite mil-spec premium-rx, the Collins
>>> HF-2050. Sadly, over the years I have totally gotten out of the
>>> Premium-rx
>>> side of radio, and now am just about exclusively using a slew of SDR
>>> receivers (no stones please!). I absolutely loved the Premium-rx at
>>> that
>>> stage of my life, when I had the space, a dedicated radio room, and
>>> lots of
>>> antennas. I'll always cherish my 19" racks, full of premium-rx,
>>> including
>>> the Collins R390A, Racal RA17, 3 or 4 HF-2050s, a Harris RF590, etc.
>>> When the SDR revolution came along, I quickly came to
>>> appreciate what
>>> they could do...mainly being able to be used remotely, fairly
>>> easily, and
>>> to record swaths of spectrum. I was bitten. Over the years, we
>>> downsized
>>> our household to an urban city lot home, then to a condo on the 5th
>>> floor
>>> overlooking our harbour. I'm not permitted to have outdoor
>>> antennas, and
>>> the dedicated radio room is now gone, but I now DX from my cottage near
>>> Masset, BC on Haida Gwaii (due south of Ketchikan, AK), remotely,
>>> using 2
>>> Perseus SDRs, an Discovery HF+ SDR, and a RSPdx SDR. Honestly, I have
>>> never looked back. The premium-rx group would serve as a source of
>>> nostalgia only for me. Thanks for the memories! Walt Salmaniw,
>>> Victoria,
>>> BC
>>> PS: Jan Skirrow, a great friend over the years is alive and
>>> (hopefully)
>>> well living about an hour north from me. I hope the same for Greg,
>>> another
>>> wonderful guy.
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>>> Home: https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>>> Help Page: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>> Post to Group eMail: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>>> Help Contact eMail: 73 at 73.am
>>> Web Home Page: http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:18:26 -0800
>> From: fantelme2 <fantelme2 at comcast.net>
>> To: 73 at 73.am
>> Cc: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID: <2BDCEBFA-7FCC-48EE-A0CC-5E505350F681 at comcast.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> I agree that traffic has slowed considerably, but I do think that
>> there is significant continued value in keeping the reflector active
>> as a community contact point and clearing house for information on
>> these beautiful older receivers, especially now as many of them are
>> starting to need maintenance to preserve them for the future
>> I do not recall when last I posted, but I do regularly read the posts
>> While I also have several SDR receivers which I use a lot of the
>> time, I still have my RA-1792, which I love and use regularly and
>> have no intention of parting with while I am still active
>> As a young engineer working in HF communications system design many
>> years ago, it the first premium rx that I encountered and obviously
>> far outside my reach at the time. I subsequently acquired mine a
>> decade or so later on the surplus market
>> Your dedication in keeping the reflector active over the last 18
>> years is greatly appreciated - thank you!
>>
>> vy 73
>>
>>
>> -France K6QO/ZS6GO-
>>
>>> On Dec 21, 2024, at 8:07 PM, 73--- via Premium-Rx
>>> <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>>> the QTH system. We?re still looking into that.
>>>
>>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>>> QTH system. I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>>> ?Groups.IO? for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at
>>> a cost of time & money. I don?t mind investing the time and money,
>>> but there is another option that should be weighed before such an
>>> investment is made.
>>>
>>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>>> reflector about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely
>>> information exchanges regarding our beloved receivers. Greg & Jan
>>> passed the reflector and the website on to me almost 18 years ago,
>>> and I have carried on since then.
>>>
>>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>>> Silent Key with ?the notification.? Receiver technology has
>>> certainly changed, and the market for the classic receivers has
>>> markedly declined. This begs the question of whether the Premium-RX
>>> reflector has reached that point in time where it has fulfilled its
>>> original purpose to the point where it should be discontinued.
>>>
>>> I?ll let the members decide. Please email me privately ( 73 at 73.am
>>> ) or make a post to the reflector!
>>>
>>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul W8ZO
>>> cell/text: +1 304.300.3000
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>>> Home: https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>>> Help Page: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>> Post to Group eMail: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>>> Help Contact eMail: 73 at 73.am
>>> Web Home Page: http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:03:14 +0100
>> From: Marc Balmer <marc at msys.ch>
>> To: 73 at 73.am
>> Cc: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID: <C7D4F492-2889-4191-A28A-D2AEB31B0A8C at msys.ch>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> Hi Paul
>>
>>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>>> QTH system. I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>>> ?Groups.IO? for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at
>>> a cost of time & money. I don?t mind investing the time and money,
>>> but there is another option that should be weighed before such an
>>> investment is made.
>>>
>>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>>> reflector about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely
>>> information exchanges regarding our beloved receivers. Greg & Jan
>>> passed the reflector and the website on to me almost 18 years ago,
>>> and I have carried on since then.
>>>
>>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>>> Silent Key with ?the notification.? Receiver technology has
>>> certainly changed, and the market for the classic receivers has
>>> markedly declined. This begs the question of whether the Premium-RX
>>> reflector has reached that point in time where it has fulfilled its
>>> original purpose to the point where it should be discontinued.
>>>
>>> I?ll let the members decide. Please email me privately ( 73 at 73.am
>>> ) or make a post to the reflector!
>> I am all for keeping it up and alive. Been a member for ages, but
>> only rarely posted. The list, however, is the only place I know
>> where people with receivers can be reached (I myself own a R&S EK-070).
>>
>> The list is low traffic, certainly not a source of much spam.
>>
>> So count my vote for keeping and a big thanks to you for maintaining
>> it for all these years.
>>
>> Best regards and vy 73,
>> Marc Balmer HB9SSB
>>
>> (Author of the trx-control project, https://trx-control.msys.ch/)
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:33:50 +0000
>> From: Thomas Adams <quixote2 at ix.netcom.com>
>> To: Marc Balmer <marc at msys.ch>, 73 at 73.am
>> Cc: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID: <1586b545-8f22-d0b6-c10a-d376062a6d1b at ix.netcom.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Just my two cents on this...
>>
>> Should PREMIUM RECEIVERS continue? My vote is a resounding YES!!!
>>
>> Traffic volume has slowed to a trickle for quite a while now; I
>> personally thought that the reflector had
>> dropped offline a long time ago, but I was very gratified a few days
>> ago when it suddenly came to life
>> again and sent me a note!
>>
>> There's still a lot of us out here, still running stuff like Racal,
>> Watkins Johnson, and other less esoteric
>> signal inhalers on a daily basis.
>>
>> Yes, the technology has changed dramatically over the years; I no
>> longer have a stable of Collins R-390s
>> in my shack. These days I'm beginning to delve more deeply into SDR
>> technology. But I STILL have a
>> number of older Premium receivers, tho I'm getting more selective
>> about them. Collins 51J-4 is high on
>> my list these days, and my Racal RA-1772s and the numerous spinoffs
>> are still going strong. Not to mention
>> REALLY old Premiums, like a Hallicrafters S-28 Super Skyrider and a
>> Hammarlund SP-600VLF. They're as
>> good as they ever were.
>>
>> I'm not sure just how to bring the group back to life, but I DO know
>> that there are still a lot of us out here.
>>
>> Maybe this system glitch was what was needed to let people know that
>> PREMIUM RECEIVERS still exists
>> and that it hasn't fallen away into the Cosmic Bit Bucket of the
>> internet.
>>
>>
>> 73's for now,
>>
>> Tom "Mr. T." Adams, W9LBB
>> Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marc Balmer <marc at msys.ch>
>> Sent: Dec 22, 2024 4:04 AM
>> To: <73 at 73.am>
>> Cc: <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>>
>> Hi Paul
>>
>>> We could try to “fix the glitch” (like the two Bobs) and
>>> stay on the QTH system. I have been considering options, such as
>>> migrating to “Groups.IO” for a more up-to-date email
>>> reflector, but this comes at a cost of time & money. I
>>> don’t mind investing the time and money, but there is another
>>> option that should be weighed before such an investment is made.
>>>
>>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>>> reflector about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely
>>> information exchanges regarding our beloved receivers. Greg &
>>> Jan passed the reflector and the website on to me almost 18 years
>>> ago, and I have carried on since then.
>>>
>>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>>> Silent Key with “the notification.” Receiver technology
>>> has certainly changed, and the market for the classic receivers has
>>> markedly declined. This begs the question of whether the Premium-RX
>>> reflector has reached that point in time where it has fulfilled its
>>> original purpose to the point where it should be discontinued.
>>>
>>> I’ll let the members decide. Please email me privately (
>>> 73 at 73.am ) or make a post to the reflector!
>> I am all for keeping it up and alive. Been a member for ages, but
>> only rarely posted. The list, however, is the only place I know where
>> people with receivers can be reached (I myself own a R&S EK-070).
>>
>> The list is low traffic, certainly not a source of much spam.
>>
>> So count my vote for keeping and a big thanks to you for maintaining
>> it for all these years.
>>
>> Best regards and vy 73,
>> Marc Balmer HB9SSB
>>
>> (Author of the trx-control project, https://trx-control.msys.ch/)
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>> Home: https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>> Help Page: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post to Group eMail: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Help Contact eMail: 73 at 73.am
>> Web Home Page: http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:45:20 -0600
>> From: "Les Locklear" <leslocklear at hotmail.com>
>> To: 73 at 73.am, premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID:
>> <MW4PR12MB7214AF18B1204747831B1527A4012 at MW4PR12MB7214.namprd12.prod.outlook.com>
>>
>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>>
>> Paul and the Group,
>> Having recently celebrated my 81st Birthday after divesting myself
>> of the actual "Premium" receivers, I'm down to a Hammarlund HQ-180,
>> Lowe HF-225 Europa and an Icom 756 Pro III.
>> We sold our home of 42 years in September 2023 and made a 3.5 mile
>> move east to a smaller home with the accompanying smaller yard. The
>> configuration of the "L" shaped yard meant my previous 81 ft.
>> longwire wasn't going up. I looked and researched and purchased a
>> Broadband receive Loop Antenna from here:
>> https://nobleradio.com/page11.html
>> I installed it about 15 ft. above the ground with a rotor. Very
>> quiet and the nulls are great.
>> I vote to keep it up and running.
>> Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years to all.
>> Les Locklear
>> Gulfport, Mississippi
>> Dx'ing since '57
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: 73--- via Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Reply-To: <73 at 73.am>
>> To: <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: 12/21/2024 10:07:25 PM
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> ________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>>> the QTH
>>> system. We?re still looking into that.
>>>
>>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>>> QTH
>>> system. I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>>> ?Groups.IO? for
>>> a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at a cost of time
>>> & money. I
>>> don?t mind investing the time and money, but there is another option
>>> that
>>> should be weighed before such an investment is made.
>>>
>>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>>> reflector about
>>> a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely information
>>> exchanges regarding
>>> our beloved receivers. Greg & Jan passed the reflector and the
>>> website on to
>>> me almost 18 years ago, and I have carried on since then.
>>>
>>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>>> Silent Key
>>> with ?the notification.? Receiver technology has certainly changed,
>>> and the
>>> market for the classic receivers has markedly declined. This begs
>>> the question
>>> of whether the Premium-RX reflector has reached that point in time
>>> where it has
>>> fulfilled its original purpose to the point where it should be
>>> discontinued.
>>>
>>> I?ll let the members decide. Please email me privately ( 73 at 73.am
>>> ) or make a
>>> post to the reflector!
>>>
>>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul W8ZO
>>> cell/text: +1 304.300.3000
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>>> Home: https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>>> Help Page: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>> Post to Group eMail: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>>> Help Contact eMail: 73 at 73.am
>>> Web Home Page: http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:20:29 -0500
>> From: Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
>> To: 73 at 73.am
>> Cc: Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAB55hNfDwvV8VvxunfjDCag_SWPCN-owPXBXOBj50px_YrNbfw at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> I have gotten great help and information from folks on this list. I know
>> that I can count on members here having serious experience with rare and
>> complex receivers. You are unlikely to find that kind of expertise on a
>> general interest list.
>> Posts are always interesting and I almost always learn something even
>> when
>> it is a simple post like ?FS my extra Poldark M-7850?. OK! That sends me
>> off to learn what the heck a Poldark M-7850 is!
>>
>> So I definitely vote for keeping the list going. If you decide to
>> move the
>> list, please make sure the archives are saved too. There?s a wealth
>> of info
>> there.
>> Best regards and thanks,
>> Nick England K4NYW
>> www.navy-radio.com
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 11:07?PM 73--- via Premium-Rx <
>> premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>>> the QTH
>>> system. We?re still looking into that.
>>>
>>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>>> QTH
>>> system. I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>>> ?Groups.IO?
>>> for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at a cost of
>>> time &
>>> money. I don?t mind investing the time and money, but there is another
>>> option that should be weighed before such an investment is made.
>>>
>>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>>> reflector
>>> about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely information
>>> exchanges
>>> regarding our beloved receivers. Greg & Jan passed the reflector
>>> and the
>>> website on to me almost 18 years ago, and I have carried on since then.
>>>
>>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>>> Silent
>>> Key with ?the notification.? Receiver technology has certainly
>>> changed,
>>> and the market for the classic receivers has markedly declined.
>>> This begs
>>> the question of whether the Premium-RX reflector has reached that
>>> point in
>>> time where it has fulfilled its original purpose to the point where it
>>> should be discontinued.
>>>
>>> I?ll let the members decide. Please email me privately ( 73 at 73.am
>>> ) or
>>> make a post to the reflector!
>>>
>>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul W8ZO
>>> cell/text: +1 304.300.3000
>>> ______________________________________________________________
>>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>>> Home: https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>>> Help Page: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>>> Post to Group eMail: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>>> Help Contact eMail: 73 at 73.am
>>> Web Home Page: http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:33:15 -0500
>> From: Raaj Shinde <raaj at theshindes.net>
>> To: 73 at 73.am
>> Cc: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAPy8DSLLqTvo+EOiFhyr0W1AYroZ33EUD_wcc8Lhc+VthrONVQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> I think this reflector is a tremendous resource, with members who not
>> only
>> have a vast amount of knowledge but are very willing to share it. Just
>> yesterday, I had a chance to meet with another receiver enthusiast here
>> locally, that I met through this reflector!
>>
>> I am definitely in favor of keeping it alive and going. I think a
>> migration
>> to Groups.io would be a great move. I have some bandwidth and
>> exposure to
>> IT systems, so I'm happy to help.
>>
>> Thank you and 73, raaj, KI8JI
>> ki8ji at arrl.net
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 11:07?PM 73--- via Premium-Rx <
>> premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>>> the QTH
>>> system. We?re still looking into that.
>>>
>>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>>> QTH
>>> system. I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>>> ?Groups.IO?
>>> for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at a cost of
>>> time &
>>> money. I don?t mind investing the time and money, but there is another
>>> option that should be weighed before such an investment is made.
>>>
>>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>>> reflector
>>> about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely information
>>> exchanges
>>> regarding our beloved receivers. Greg & Jan passed the reflector
>>> and the
>>> website on to me almost 18 years ago, and I have carried on since then.
>>>
>>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>>> Silent
>>> Key with ?the notification.? Receiver technology has certainly
>>> changed,
>>> and the market for the classic receivers has markedly declined.
>>> This begs
>>> the question of whether the Premium-RX reflector has reached that
>>> point in
>>> time where it has fulfilled its original purpose to the point where it
>>> should be discontinued.
>>>
>>> I?ll let the members decide. Please email me privately ( 73 at 73.am
>>> ) or
>>> make a post to the reflector!
>>>
>>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul W8ZO
>>> cell/text: +1 304.300.3000
>>> ______________________________________________________________
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>>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:12:43 +0000
>> From: Arthur Delibert <radio75a3 at msn.com>
>> To: "premium-rx at mailman.qth.net" <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>,
>> "73 at 73.am" <73 at 73.am>
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID:
>> <MW4PR20MB45453004637D006025C23327E4012 at MW4PR20MB4545.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
>>
>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>>
>> I definitely vote to keep it going! Just a month ago, I got some
>> very valuable help from this group to repair my TenTec RX340, and
>> last year I was able to help two members with parts for their
>> Sylvania R-1414s that probably would have been unobtainable anywhere
>> else.
>>
>> This is a community of people who could not possibly find each other
>> if it were not for this group.
>>
>> Art Delibert, KB3FJO
>> ________________________________
>> From: premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> <premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of 73--- via
>> Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2024 11:07 PM
>> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>>
>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>> the QTH system. We?re still looking into that.
>>
>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>> QTH system. I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>> ?Groups.IO? for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at
>> a cost of time & money. I don?t mind investing the time and money,
>> but there is another option that should be weighed before such an
>> investment is made.
>>
>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>> reflector about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely
>> information exchanges regarding our beloved receivers. Greg & Jan
>> passed the reflector and the website on to me almost 18 years ago,
>> and I have carried on since then.
>>
>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>> crawl. Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>> keys. Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>> Silent Key with ?the notification.? Receiver technology has
>> certainly changed, and the market for the classic receivers has
>> markedly declined. This begs the question of whether the Premium-RX
>> reflector has reached that point in time where it has fulfilled its
>> original purpose to the point where it should be discontinued.
>>
>> I?ll let the members decide. Please email me privately ( 73 at 73.am )
>> or make a post to the reflector!
>>
>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul W8ZO
>> cell/text: +1 304.300.3000
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>> Home: https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>> Help Page: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post to Group eMail: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Help Contact eMail: 73 at 73.am
>> Web Home Page: http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:55:09 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: "w3jn at verizon.net" <w3jn at verizon.net>
>> To: "premium-rx at mailman.qth.net" <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>,
>> "73 at 73.am" <73 at 73.am>, Arthur Delibert <radio75a3 at msn.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>> Message-ID: <655569465.2033611.1734886509045 at mail.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>
>> I vote yes!
>> And Art, your R-1414 that donated its oscillator coil lives on.... I
>> rewound an oscillator coil for it, fixed a shorted feedthru
>> capacitor, replaced a bad display tube, and apart from an
>> intermittent 16KC filter it works great.?
>>
>> 73, John/W3JN
>>
>> On Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:13:39 AM EST, Arthur Delibert
>> via Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> I definitely vote to keep it going!? Just a month ago, I got some
>> very valuable help from this group to repair my TenTec RX340, and
>> last year I was able to help two members with parts for their
>> Sylvania R-1414s that probably would have been unobtainable anywhere
>> else.
>>
>> This is a community of people who could not possibly find each other
>> if it were not for this group.
>>
>> Art Delibert, KB3FJO
>> ________________________________
>> From: premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> <premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of 73--- via
>> Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2024 11:07 PM
>> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Reflector Tech Problem
>>
>> This morning 208 of our members had their subscriptions deleted by
>> the QTH system.? We?re still looking into that.
>>
>> We could try to ?fix the glitch? (like the two Bobs) and stay on the
>> QTH system.? I have been considering options, such as migrating to
>> ?Groups.IO? for a more up-to-date email reflector, but this comes at
>> a cost of time & money.? I don?t mind investing the time and money,
>> but there is another option that should be weighed? before such an
>> investment is made.
>>
>> Greg Bailey K6QPV and Jan Skirrow VE7DJX founded the Premium-RX
>> reflector about a quarter century ago to fill a need for timely
>> information exchanges regarding our beloved receivers.? Greg & Jan
>> passed the reflector and the website on to me almost 18 years ago,
>> and I have carried on since then.
>>
>> As we can see, traffic on the reflector has slowed each year to a
>> crawl.? Membership has been in decline for years, often from silent
>> keys.? Several times a month I receive an email from the family of a
>> Silent Key with ?the notification.?? Receiver technology has
>> certainly changed, and the market for the classic receivers has
>> markedly declined.? This begs the question of whether the Premium-RX
>> reflector has reached that point in time where it has fulfilled its
>> original purpose to the point where it should be discontinued.
>>
>> I?ll let the members decide.? Please email me privately? ( 73 at 73.am )
>> or make a post to the reflector!
>>
>> Thank you & vy 73 de Paul? W8ZO
>> cell/text:? +1 304.300.3000
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Premium-RX Mailing List Information
>> Home:? https://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/premium-rx
>> Help Page:? http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post to Group eMail:? premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Help Contact eMail:? 73 at 73.am
>> Web Home Page:? http://www.premium-rx.org/
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>> Help Contact eMail:? 73 at 73.am
>> Web Home Page:? http://www.premium-rx.org/
>>
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