"Buzzygirl" wrote in message
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"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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But they're not. They're appliance operators. And the electronics
industry
has not helped, either.

Whose fault is this? And more importantly, how it is best remedied?

Jackie

It would be best remedied by removing all pre-built ham gear from the market
and making it a requirement for hams to build all their own gear (as it was
in the beginning).

Of course, this isn't about to happen, too many of us like all the bells and
whistles on our fancy store-bought rigs (though I could still build my own
AM/FM/CW/SSB rigs (not necessarily all in the same rig), I couldn't build
something with all the memories, PLL style VFO, etc..)