Very well put Ben. The biggest difference between cars is the drivers...
the biggest difference between radios is the operator.
Actually...Of the hundreds of rigs I've owned I did come across a couple of
"bad" radios.
Beware the WRL Galaxy-V and Eico 753 transceivers. Broad as a barn on
receive and drift up and down the bands..look ma...no hands! (would now be
promoted by a clever marketer as "auto-band-scanning" feature.)
Its hard to beat a Ten-Tec if you are a CW fan.
Tom K2TA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben K8DIT" <benk8dit@serv.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New ham looking at Pegasus
> Jody, Welcome to the epicenter of ham radio. Picking a radio is like
picking
> a religion. Some think that ham radio is a religion. Some people think
cars
> can be can be a religion. You and I know that only a Religion can be a
> religion. Everthing else is the fruit of the earth for you to enjoy for
all
> the days of your life. Choose wisely obi wan for the radio you have today
> will soon be the radio you used to have since you learned more about
radio.
> So start simple. Keep it simple. The guys you read here on the reflector,
> weve had radios that would make your hair curl. We came from the tube days
> and followed the new hybrid until they begat the solid state radios.
> The good ol' radios begat the Japanese built radios, that begat the radios
> being made in China with Japanese, American and Taiwanese brand names. As
> transistors begat Ics and they begat processors and even dsp processors,
> some things changed some stayed the same. What comes out is still analog
> with which to listen and enjoy. Since there is no easy way, learn the hard
> way for the hard way is the only possible path. No matter which you pick
> your both blessed and condemned to learn and enjoy. If you only choose one
> radio in your lifetime, itll be a source of relaxation, recreation, fun,
> learning and knowing you chose well. For there are no bad radios and no
bad
> choices. Either get the radio you're likely to get the most help with, or
> the radio that makes you an individual. You can only put 10 pounds in a 10
> pound sack, so dont let the bells and whistles or extra bands fool you.
Good
> luck.
>
>
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