Okay Todd thanks--processed audio is okay provided it is done correctly. There's a learning process to processed audio hi hi. I have to admit that while I do the solid state transceiver thing for transmitting, I am fond of the whole sound and aesthetic of the tube receivers. One of these days we will have to have a QSO when conditions are good : )
73 Rob K5UJ On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Todd, KA1KAQ <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
