[sdiy] O/T Amateur Radio

[Paul Perry]

The only reason to get into ham radio today is if you are interested in 
antenna design.
I'm not knocking it - I think antenna design is great fun! but, the classic 
days of
amazing your neighbours by talking DX is long over. As is building the rig, 
I fear.

paul perry Melbourne Australia (never a ham, myself)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Atkins" <gatkins at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "David G. Dixon" <dixon at interchange.ubc.ca>
Cc: <xyzzy at sysabend.org>; "'Synth DIY'" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 10:18 PM
Subject: [sdiy] O/T Amateur Radio


> On 1 Oct 2010, at 06:25, David G. Dixon wrote:
>
>> My dad (N6KEN) got his general license in the 80s after many years of
>> on-again-off-again effort, and then found that he really didn't have
>> anything to say to the other hams.  He ended up selling his gear and
>> never
>> looking back.  It was one of those things that seemed a lot cooler
>> before he
>> actually had it, I guess.
>
> That was my experience. I still listen to both HF, VHF and UHF
> transmissions
> sometimes but mostly aviation, broadcast and other utilities, my TX
> equipment
> long since gone.
>
> Graham
>
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