On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Rob Atkinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Todd, what kind of gear did the elitist radio snobs run? What was > approved of and sneered at? Just curious. I'm still pretty much > running what I brung hi hi. Tube gear, Rob. It was never a big group per say, and quite often is was bolstered by newbies who thought they would fit in better if they acted like station XYZ and talked smack about riceboxes. One particular operator would chastise anyone who ran a D-104 on a BC transmitter for example, saying that such a rig required a microphone worthy of it, blah blah blah. The same mentality as the CW vs no code, homebrew vs commercial gear arguments really. Some attempt to feel superior to others. Fortunately they were few in numbers on a good day, and pretty much non-existent now. There are still a few that can be heard, but folks have figured them out for the most part. I think the introduction of the first Flex radio some years ago along with better Yaecomwood rigs that sounded good out of the box really put and end to the nonsense. You still find some remnants in the 'processed audio vs stock audio' discussions, but much of the elitism is gone. Run whatcha brung, process or stock, and have fun. The only real objective is to enjoy and promote the good fun of Amplitude Modulation. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
