Either SSB or AM can be real cheap or real expensive, depending on your preference and situation.
SSB can be real cheap - I've seen HW-100's with P/S for like $100 at hamfests; and Swans & Drakes for under $200.. Or you can go spend $3000-$4000 on a complete mint S-Line & 30S-1. Or a whole bunch more on the latest & greatest rice box. AM can be real cheap - Have seen Heath AM mobile twins complete with AC P/S for like $100. Or to go upscale, HQ-129X & DX-100 - like $150 apiece. Or you can go spend $3000-$4000 on a mint 75A-4 & Johnson 500 combo, or spend $20,000 on a KW-1. But the point is, whatever we spend, a lot or a little, SSB or AM, it is pretty much peanuts in the overall scheme of things. Ham radio is an extremely LOW COST hobby. Look at how much we spend a year on housing, utilities, cars, gasoline, food, insurance,cable TV, wife's trips to beauty parlor, etc., etc. Spending a few or several hundred $$ a year on ham radio is a rounding error; a fraction of a percent of what we spend on everything else. And cheaper than golf clubs & greens fees, or skis & lift tickets. 73 -- Ernie, k0occ Atlanta, GA -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Rick Brashear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Interesting thought. "...is AM cheaper than SSB?.. Let's see, I have some > ssb equipment that I paid a considerable amount for. However, if I were to > tally up the odds and ends, parts and pieces I have for AM I would say , > "no", AM is not by any means cheaper or less expensive than ssb. One table > top transceiver and one legal limit amplifier can cover the entire amateur > spectrum, but it would take a room full of "real radios" to do the same > thing and that ain't cheap! The way I see it, this is a great hobby and > when we stop treating it as such and become concerned with the cost of > things then we are spending too much money on it. I personally spend what I > can afford and that's not much. If I had gazillio ns I would spend much more > on my "hobby" and on other things that matter. It's all relative. I don't > think a comparison between the richest man I the world and a poor old stiff > like me is quite fair. Kind of like comparing apples to cow dung! > > Whew... That was a mouthful... No offense intended to anyone, these are > just my personal thoughts. > Rick > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
