In Fear and Trepidation

I want to make an observation on the recent discussion concerning the K3 and what it can do and what is can't do and what people want it to do.

This year at Dayton, I purchased a Hammarlund HQ110 for "grins and giggles."  The price was right and I carried it home.  This is a nice unit and works rather well.  But, through the years (44 years) I had forgotten how much better receivers are today than yesteryear.  It takes 30 minutes for the 110 to stop drifting and become stable.  Selectivity is fun too...as now I remember that as a Novice and General I had to copy one signal through a bandwidth that allowed three to four signals at the same time.  And, as a Novice, working split was the NORM!

I guess it is a matter of perception...but I am glad for today's modern day receivers.  They are vastly - (and that is an understatement) better...from the 60's and have gotten better year and year over the decades.  We've all grown with the hobby and I wonder if we need to stand back and reflect on where we have come from (short term and long term) and really appreciate the technology around us today.

Lee Buller
K0WA


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[Neal]

Thanks Lee,

We often forget what we had compared to what we have now.  Modern rigs, with Elecraft being the epitome, are so superior that chasing a station around the band is a thing of the past.  Of course, the exception is Straight Key Night with the nostalgia of chirp , drift, and more.

72/73, Neal WA6OCP

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I guess it is a matter of perception...but I am glad for today's modern day receivers.  They are vastly - (and that is an understatement) better...from the 60's and have gotten better year and year over the decades.  We've all grown with the hobby and I wonder if we need to stand back and reflect on where we have come from (short term and long term) and really appreciate the technology around us today.

Lee Buller
K0WA


 In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
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[daleputnam]

And the excitement, and memories found so fondly during the Classic Exchange event.

With the Johnson rigs, the Heathkit, there were Collins, Drakes, Hallis, HRO, SX, DX100s, and DX40s, Eico 720s, and more.. and during the Classic Exchange, part of the exchange is finding out what it is you are talking to... sometimes.... it was right obvious, other times, I had to be told. Then, there were a handful of K2s running qrp... too.

--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy


 

> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:49:00 -0700
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> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] In Fear and Trepidation
>
>
> Thanks Lee,
>
> We often forget what we had compared to what we have now. Modern rigs, with
> Elecraft being the epitome, are so superior that chasing a station around
> the band is a thing of the past. Of course, the exception is Straight Key
> Night with the nostalgia of chirp , drift, and more.
>
> 72/73, Neal WA6OCP
>
>
> Lee Buller wrote:
> >
> > ......................................
> > I guess it is a matter of perception...but I am glad for today's modern
> > day receivers. They are vastly - (and that is an understatement)
> > better...from the 60's and have gotten better year and year over the
> > decades. We've all grown with the hobby and I wonder if we need to stand
> > back and reflect on where we have come from (short term and long term) and
> > really appreciate the technology around us today.
> >
> > Lee Buller
> > K0WA
> >
> >
> > In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you
> > don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you
> > can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some
> > Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
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