On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Y'know there was actually a time when a fellow could tune across a band,
especially 80 or 40, and immediately recognize various stations by the
keying characteristic of their rig and their fists on a mechanical key.
Different stations had distinctively different voices. By comparison,
listening on the ham bands today is rather like attending a party where
everyone speaks with an identical artificial computer-produced "voice" <G>
THere was a time when you could find a neighborhood bakery...and in large
cities, you could find ethnic neighborhoods with their own bakeries, groceries,
and churches.
There was also a time when you could find solid wood furnature that was
affordable....or restaurants that didn't buy pre-cooked meals from a vendor.
With all the improvements in today's world, we seem to have lost a lot of the
personality and flavor of many things.
I'm happy to be able to remember recognizing a station by the sound of the cw
note and the fist of the operator....
I'm tempted to jot down Hal as the name of many guys I work...the same note, the
same fist.
Perhaps it's time to add some more items to
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73,Thom-k3hrn
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