Hi Bill & all, Bill Coleman wrote: > > Today, things are different. Appliance operators rule, and the kit- > built rig is an exception.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I agree with the thrust of your statement, Bill, in the sense that people seem to be less concerned with the how & why, and more interested in appearance, compactness, features, etc. But then maybe things haven't changed much after all! Why? You might remember a note I posted last week asking for help finding a kit my 11 year old son could have fun building. A local friend responded by sending me a copy of an article about how to build a cake pan tube transmitter. It's from Electronics Illustrated, Sept. 1964, "The Scrounger" by Herb Friedman W2ZLF, and starts with this: "Real challenge used to be ham radio's keynote. No one in the early days ever thought of flipping through a catalog, ordering gear galore and then going on the air the same day the stuff arrived. Most everyone rolled his own in those days. Today, this kind of fun is pretty much gone with the wind." Now where have I heard that before? :-) 73, Mike AB3AP Avondale, PA _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
