[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Steve Wright]

On 08/01/17 04:45,  Jim Garland <4cx250b at miamioh.edu> wrote:
> I don't want to be argumentative, but I think the above perspective is
> dangerously misguided. I've been homebrewing ham equipment since I was
> twelve,

Oh puhleaaaaaze!

Here we have ten rules from someone who broke them all, advice from 
someone who wrote lots of magazine articles, and in the end his advice 
for newbies is "dont".

Get a grip!  Do you realise how many home constructors would never start 
a project at all if they took your advice?

I call bullshit.  90% of the "quality advice" of I have received from 
hams is all about how awesome they are and how I should never hook 
anything up over 300V.

Firstly ;

1.) It aint hard to verbatim copy someone elses GS-35b internet project 
(theres lots of them to copy) and burn a hole in something expensive 
with it.

2.) You're not a god.  Other people have a brain as well.

3.)  Consider the harm you do to ham construction with your dire warnings.


Just build something you want to use and keep - thats my advice.  If 
punters don't have the brain cells to rewind a 2KVA isolating 
transformer for 4KV, and can't youtube how to cut aluminium with a 
skillsaw, then I promise you - they AINT gunna be hooking up a homemade 
amp incorrectly - coz they wont fucking HAVE one!

And would members kindly quit spooking newbies with all this IMD shit talk!

Go build it already.  Start today.

S