On May 23, 1:02*pm, Middle Aged Ham Middle-Timer.
wrote:
* Why are almost all the new HF ham radios so ugly? *HF Ham radios use
to be a thing of beauty, but now most of them are butt ugly!

It's very possible to be a thing of beauty and be butt ugly.

I personally am not a big fan of the TR-7, FT-980, FT-1000D, other
"black" radios.

I actually like the HW-100, R-390A, etc., but I've always claimed
green to be my favorite color :-). Having a big metal panel up front
with knobs etc. is good.

But my favorite of all, by a very large margin, are the Heathkit
Mohawk and Marauder. Huge chrome knobs, big green panel.

You think "huge chrome knobs" will get filtered out by any anti-porn
filters? :-).

Tim.