Really good points, Ron. Most ham gear from WWII and much from before
could be put on the air tonight and fit right in, particularly on CW. I
could get on the air with my 1957 Novice rig (S-85 and DX-35) and nobody
would know what I was running unless I said so. I still have my Drake 2B
receiver from the early 60's. It's not as quiet as my K2, but it's still
a very hot receiver and hears the same signals. In fact, for sentimental
reasons, if I had to sell, the K2 would go first. hi.
Not only are there lots of new technologies, virtually all of the old
technologies are still used and even more convenient. RTTY used to take
some serious money, serious time and serious devotion just to keep
things running. Now I can fire up the K2 and a computer and I'm running
RTTY without the smell of burning oil and a puddle on the floor. OK,
sorry, I miss that, but others in my house don't.
As much as I loved the "old days" of ham radio, the best years are right
here and now. New digital modes are starting to crowd out my CW op time.
Eric
KE6US
On 6/9/2013 2:29 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Ham radio, like everything in life, is changing. For some, that may feel
like the Ham radio they knew is dying.
I hope they realize that is an illusion. Aside from spark-gap transmitters,
everything that every was in Ham radio is still in Ham radio.
After 61 years on the air, the only difference that I find is that Ham radio
has developed a much broader horizon of technologies and activities that
fill our spectrum.
73, Ron AC7AC
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