"Uwe" wrote in message
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And Paul, lest you get the impression I hate silicon, I just finished a
Rockmite-very cute.

There may be hope for you after all, Uwe. : I went through a
boatanchors-revisited phase about 10 years ago, when I finally got to own
two Drake 2Bs, an Eico 720 with Hallicrafters HA-5 VFO and a Ranger II
(thanks to the Hosstraders flea market in New Hampshire, which you shouldn't
miss), my dream stations when I was 15. I never cared a lot for the voice
modes, either; CW is my mode of choice. After lugging those relatively small
boatanchors around a little, though, I decided to get back to the present.
For inspiration along the silicon lines (and to see some really nice photos
of mountains in the Pacific NW) I recommend Wes Hayward's (W7ZOI) site:
http://users.easystreet.com/w7zoi/w7zoi-page.html

73,

"PM"