Hi Butch,

I didn't mean to imply I would prefer the old rigs.  I am very fond
of modern rigs.  I, like you, enjoyed all of my rigs, but wouldn't
want to go back to them.  I would like to go back to the old
licensing requirements though.

73,

Dave, AF6Y, formerly WA6QND, K7BNA, KL7CAJ

At 02:36 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:

>I'm not sure what all this nestalga is for the equipment of old.  I too
>use to use a crystal calibrator, count the turns of the knob and so
>forth.  did I love the rig, of course I did.  Would I go back to that old
>rig, not in a million years.  In those days, a couple kc was good enough,
>not in today's digital modes.  I keep my radios within ten cycles for this
>reason.  Stuff we regularly hear on ten today, wasn't even heard on the
>tube rigs we ran back in the late sixties or seventies.  I've owned lots
>and lots of radios since 1968, liked all of them.  Some I wish I'd kept
>for sentimental reasons, but would I trade what I have now, no way!!!
>73s
>Butch Bussen
>wa0vjr
>
>
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