[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Tom Hellem]

Jeff-
Well said and I like your idea about the coax jumpers. However, from what I
have seen, it will still be just a bunch of old guys putting them together.
The youngsters, sadly, are too busy playing with their cell phones and
video games. It scares me.

Tom
K0SN


On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Jeff Breitner <lists at rudn.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 6:40 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > >It occurs to me that one could have some fun and make a few bucks
> > >homebrewing coax cable assemblies.
> >
> > That's like the term "homebrewed dipole" an insult to anyone who
> > actually builds a major piece of equipment such as a transmitter.
> >
> > In the days before these manufactured assemblies and dipoles were made
> > and sold, EVERYONE "homebrewed" their feedlines and antennas.   those
> > SKs must be turning over in their graves.
> >
> >
>
> As I am sure Grace Hopper has had a few spins of her own.  Both amateur
> radio and computing demonstrate that we all sort of stand on the stairs
> built by our predecessors, and while I agree the term "homebuilt dipole"
> shows a lack of technical sophistication, we all have to start somewhere.
> I long ago quit building my own computers, so who am I to judge?
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