Kevin:
I think what you describe here is part of the reason a lot of us continue to
be involved in amateur radio.
Sure the internet and smart phones are amazing, and have their uses and
benefits.
But, I think what sustains us is the ability to do what we do, using the
knowledge we have, with our own personally-designed station set-ups. There
simply is a real sense of accomplishment in that.
I think this, too, is why ham radio will always continue. It works when all
else fails, and allows us to have fun with a great hobby and serve society
as well.
It always amazes me, for example, how so many people say that CW is a lost
art that is going by the way-side. All you have to do to dampen that
argument is go on the bottom of the HF bands on many contest week-ends, and
you'll hear more CW crammed into the CW portions of the bands than you ever
thought possible.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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From: "Kevin Minor" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 2:14 AM
Subject: Listening to stations far away: was RE: Baseball on the Radio Part
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> Hi.
>
> I changed the subject to better fit what we're talking about. I think
> what
> we as ham operators enjoy about far off AM stations is the same reason why
> we put up antennas for HF to get that rare DX contact. For me, it was
> realizing that I was actually hearing a transmitted signal from that
> distant
> location direct, point to point. It's true that we have things like
> EchoLink and our smart phones, but these rely on a network of relaying
> points to get to us with that crystal clear signal. Presently I don't
> have
> HF, except what I could get on my TH-F6A. I hope to be able to get back
> on
> HF soon, and experience the excitement of getting that rare DX. I
> remember
> my Novice days, back when you could only use CW on four HF bands. I was
> in
> high school, and I well remember getting up at five in the morning to work
> west coast stations on 40 meters. I lived near Cincinnati, Ohio back
> then,
> and I had a blast! Technology has sure changed in the 31 years since I've
> been licensed, and I wonder if the public understands that we hams
> pioneered
> a lot of it.
>
> Have a good night, and don't work too hard.
>
> Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
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