On 28th December, Herb wrote: "...The long term result is a collapse of our hobby market structure where only the wealthy can afford to buy anything to augment their ham shack..."
***************************************** Hi Herb, If it'll inspire more than a few of us to re-engage that REAL Ham spirit which historically links us up there in the hallowed legions of "...tinkerers and experimenters", I say, bring it on... Far too many radio Amateurs to-day seem to have bigger credit card limits than they have imagination. Perhaps if there are fewer "toys" for us collectively to outright purchase across the counter, then maybe---just maybe!---our scrounging instincts will kick back into gear, & we might start "homebrewing" yet again, albeit on a smaller scale... ...And that, surely, can NOT be such a bad thing, IMHO! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
