Fortunately, there are lots of different aspects to our hobby. Having
been involved with it since 1963, I have a fondness towards boat anchor
radios. But, I frequently cringe when I read posts to other lists where
hams have no idea of the lethality involved with high voltage
electronics. I also have similar preferences to Rick's when it comes to
larger rigs with knobs more suited to large and frequently arthritic
hands. For this reason, I bought an Omni VII instead of an Eagle. But,
the Corsair II wound up back on the desk as it is easier to use. When I
want to change the speed of the CW I send, I much prefer moving a weight
on a bug, or turning a knob, not paging through the manual to find out
what menu does this. I wish that my Argonaut VI was made the same size
as my Argonaut II, and used the same control layout. It would be a lot
easier to use, and not that much bigger.
I have been having a great time with the Argonaut 515 and audio filter
that I recently purchased from a list member. The performance of that
radio is remarkable considering how old it is. But, it is not a contest
radio.
As I am not a contest operator, I am very happy with what I have and do
not require the performance level of a SDR radio. Again, I am glad that
there are so many aspects of our hobby. During contests, I tend to
migrate to the WARC bands. My QTH renders me uncompetitive, and I get
tired of 60 WPM computer generated CW. I do hand out some contacts on
the phone contests, especially on the higher bands.
I am not totally a troglodyte. I helped advance the state of the art in
some areas of microwaves and millimeter waves before defecting to public
administration.
73,
Steve WA9JML
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