On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 21:42:36 -0600, "Topaz305RK"
wrote:

Wow, what a great set of pictures of "how things used to was"!!!!!!!!!!!!

You really had to be dedicated and love what you were doing.


Or to be just a little crazy... but as they say, you don't have to be
crazy to be a ham, but it helps.

Field day activities were fun. Somehow replacing cubic metres of field
equipment with a shoebox sized "black box" that does 100W of SSB from
160m to 7ocm has eliminated much of the fun.

We are seduced by radios with lots of features in silicon, often
without much regard for how it performs as a receiver, things that we
can't fix, whether because of a lack of knowledge, test jigs,
alignment / diagnostic software or board rework equipment. We have
come a long way!

Owen

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On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:29:15 +0100, "Christopher O'Callaghan"
wrote:

never saw a car with 6 big antennas(3-4 feet)and 3 small ones all on mag
mounts...WOW



You missed mine when it had 8 antennas on it, or when I was in atlanta
with 10 antennas.


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73 for now
Buck
N4PGW

Oh Dang!! Now I have to go add some more to my car...
grin WB9SMX Just hate to be out done,, get me one o them buses to
have room too ;-)

BTW That wasn't Dales Dead Bug van from King of the Hill was it? lol



"Christopher O'Callaghan" wrote in message
...
never saw a car with 6 big antennas(3-4 feet)and 3 small ones all on mag
mounts...WOW