On Sat, 14 Mar 2015, gareth wrote:

So many homebrewed rigs look poorly, especially if Dymo tape
has been used to label the controls, so it seems to be appropriate
for effort to be expended to make my creations look professional
in appearance, especially now that we all have colour printers
at our disposal.

But what brand name to emblazon the exterior?

In my case, "Vapourware" sould seem to be a good choice, with
"OSN1" the model number on the rear panel.

I remember when I started reading QST at age 11. Some of the projects
looked so well put together, then on top they were named, so it really
looked like something way beyond me.

It was only later that I realized the naming was just an affectation.

They needed more sloppy construction projects to get people to start
building. YOu can always hide a mess behind a panel, but if you don't
build in the first place because you fear you can't keep up with the
standards in the magazines, you'll have no projects at all.

Michael