I suspect that most of today's entry level hams can't afford much more than a 2M FM transceiver. I know when I was younger (even in my 40's) I could not afford the HF transceivers (iCom, Kenwood, Yaesu) that are available today. I did build some Heath CW/AM rigs but I could not even afford the Heath SSB rigs before 1980.
So I did a lot of surplus conversion and homebrewing. I don't see that in today's people. What I do see at the meetings I have attended is everyone seems to has a VHF FM HT! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:20 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Getting on the Air - May 2008 QST > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Jim Tonne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I point out that low volts and LOTS of AMPS can be bad news > > just as can high voltage. Put your metal wrist watch band across the > > output of a 48 volt power supply and kiss your hand goodbye. (Unless the > > supply is severely current-limited) > > The part that amazes me is, according to the author's logic or > assertion by association, more - many more of us should be dead by the > sounds of it. > > When we didn't have all of the new plastic plug-n-play, then > throw-away gear years ago, we bought older gear routinely. We fixed it > ourselves, or learned on it while trying. > > More of us were young then, probably younger than today's average new > ham. There was nothing wrong with it then, in fact we were encouraged > to do so. > > Now, I realize in today's 'death of common sense', politically-correct > world of the warm-fuzzies that much less is expected of people > intellectually. But does the author of the original remark really > believe everyone is that stupid, or is he basing it on his own [lack > of] personal knowledge? > > Seems like his preference is to scare folks away from it rather than > teaching them to respect its potential. The result further down the > road when more newbs become interested in old tube gear? A serious > lack of knowledge and respect for potentially lethal voltages, having > been coaxed into a false sense of security by the plug-n-play > mentality. > > IMO - Better to do it 'right', from the start. The transition to ss > from tube technology would be much easier, and safer. > > ~ Todd, KA1KAQ > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
