On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:15:29 -0500, "Jerry"
wrote:


"Noon-Air" wrote in message
...
Whatever happenet to a simple to operate 100watt HF rig that transmits and
recieves??... something in the way of an inexpensive, baseline, HAM band
*only* rig... maybe along the lines of the re-production of the TS-130S.

-n6ojn


In a nutshell it boils down to demand. Do you still drive a non-air
conditioned, stickshift, non power steering, non power brake car? Right.
Few other people do, either! If you had a choice for driving a 100 mile trip
which would you choose, a 2006 Impala or a 1931 Model A Ford? Not trying to
be a smart aleck, but it answers the question! People just don't want
that anymore. Same applies to ham radios. I MUCH prefer my IC-706 MKIIG's to
the old 85 lb transmitters and receivers of yore!

Best 74

Jerry
K4KWH

Yes, but he has a point. Our cars have had those features since the
fifties. Ham radio on the other hand, has gone crazy with the bells
and whistles since that time. Just look at radios like the Icom 7800
and the Yaesu FT DX 9000MP ($12,000 for crying out loud.) I'll bet
people who owns these things don't use half the knobs and buttons.
The owner of a new Impala would probably use everything on the car.

Dick - W6CCD