Yeah, of course you're right Ray. I took four years of Latin in high school. I believe mom was hoping that I would become a priest. Nevertheless, there have been numerous occasions where that background in Latin has served me well.
I remember when I got my General upgraded from Novice back in the 60s. All of the time I was studying for the test, I was working on an AM modulator for my home brew rig. When that ticket came in the mail, I rushed home from school, fired up the rig and modulator, and hit the 40 meter phone band. I remember getting RF burns off the microphone because of some grounding issues, but that didn't stop me. It was quite a while before I got my first SSB rig and I had a lot of fun in the mean time. AM is probably more tradition than anything else. Someday they will be saying the same about radios with knobs and dials. Steve w6sdm.net On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Ray - K9DUR <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > Actually, no. > > Since Latin is the root of all of the modern-day romance languages, Latin > provides a solid base for studying many contemporary languages. Latin may > not currently be used by an ethnic group as their day-to-day language, but > it is not really a "dead" language. > > People run AM for the same reasons that others restore vintage radios or > historical landmarks -- they wish to preserve a part of our heritage. > > 73, Ray, K9DUR > http://k9dur.info > > > > -- Steve Miller W6SDM _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
