On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 18:19:45 +0000 "Donald Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Why not good ol' American > >made Ten Tec gear throughout? > Better still, why not expertly designed, custom built homebrew rigs designed > pecisely for the application at W1AW? I'm sure the League has the funds and > technical expertise available.
What's the point? I would rather my League dollars go for more important issues. If you feel that strong about it, maybe you should build them a homebrew rig and donate it. > Nothing has worked. Remember Novice Enhancement? Then the no-code Tech? > Volunteer exams? Now 5 wpm code and "restructuring"? Despite this series > of measures that have progressively relaxed the standards, the anticipated > hoards of newcamers to amateur radio never materialised. A substantial > number of existing Technicians and Generals have upgraded, but the total > amateur radio population is still dwindling. Bottom line: appliance is BORING! I guess you've never operated the VHF or UHF frequencies. Homebrewing is alive and well, unusual antenna designs abound, propagation anomalies keep life interesting, digital modes, satellite operations, EME, lots of frequencies to work with, etc. Nothing is ever boring here. You need to expand your horizons beyond the 1.8 through 7.3 MHz frequencies. > Regarding the League's newfound willingness to embrace AM and classic radio, > the current enthusiasm for AM and other ham radio fundamentals is about the > only visible enthusiasm that is left in the service/ hobby these days. Contesting also demonstrates visible enthusiasm. Pete, WA2CWA > Don, K4KYV > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
