"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote:

None of the other modes requires any skill
at all beyond connecting the pieces per the
diagrams and typing on the keyboard or
pushing a mike button. (snip)


Really? You mean all those things I did to get a properly operating
station (putting coax and connectors together, waterproofing, antenna
tuning, SWR tests, ground radials, masts, guy wires, wiring a microphone,
equipment grounding, lightning protection, RF exposure level estimates,
and
so on) wasn't really needed and didn't really require any skills to do
properly? Well, I guess I'll just forget about all that stuff in the
future.


Soldering requires some modest skill but one can hire that done if desired.
The other items are necessary but no skill is required just taking the time
to do it.


(snip) Virtually anyone can put set up & run in
an afternoon once they have acquired the
equipment. (snip)


In an afternoon? You mean I wasted all those days it took to get
everything in my station working just right, not counting all the time
I've
spent fiddling around to get even better performance since then. Well,
you're obviously a much more gifted operator than I am.


Doesn't require a gift merely knowing what to do and when to do it. Most
people don't try to set up the station and all the options at once. They
generally work at it in stages gaining experience as the go.

You will find that most experienced hams could set up a complete station,
including antennas, digital modes etc within a matter of hours. Many do so
for single station operation in Field Day.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE