"Eric F. Richards" wrote in message
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D Peter Maus wrote:
For the record, I'm not as passionate about synchronous detection
as some here. It's a tool, nothing more.
It is how I feel as well.
It doesn't cure cancer,
No problem...
ingrown toenails,
No problem...
or receding hairlines.
...rats.
I use it rarely. Mostly I rely on a good set of filters, a
comprehensive ground, and an antenna that can suck the pubic hairs
from between your teeth.
Nothing replaces good basics.
Amen. I agree with that last sentence wholeheartedly.
--
Eric F. Richards
"Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- Myron Glass,
often attributed to J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940
So true. You can have the best rig money can buy but without good basics,
the money is wasted on it. I think many people leave the hobby or not get
into it because they didn't set things up right. I know I did a lot of
things wrong when I first started out and I'm still learning.
Lucky