[TenTec] Wire Gauge Table

d.e.warnick at comcast.net d.e.warnick at comcast.net
Sun Jul 29 15:08:12 PDT 2012



Count the ads that you see for a mic that's wired for a particular radio. That'll tell you where we are technically any more. And, that's only 2 to 4 loeads soldered to a connector. 

On the other hand, I'm very glad for about 50 years in htis hobby. I tell a lot of folks that ham radio & Heathkit molded my interests & my career 

73 

Dave 

WA3F 





----- Original Message -----


From: "Charles P. Steinmetz" <charles_steinmetz at lavabit.com> 
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com> 
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 5:02:25 PM 
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Wire Gauge Table 

Jim wrote: 

>I don't think any of us would take even the slightest issue with the 
>inclusion of articles for beginners and those with less technical 
>education.  But ham radio is NOT CB RADIO -- our licenses and privileges 
>are based on the premise that we have a TECHNICAL interest in radio, and 
>we must pass a test showing that we understand both the "rules of the 
>road" with respect to using the privileges granted by our license and 
>the TECHNICAL fundamentals of radio and electronics. 

I would hardly call a few multiple-choice questions drawn from a 
publicly-available question and answer pool "showing that we 
understand ... the technical fundamentals of radio and 
electronics."  It's a bad joke, is what it is. 

I'm solidly with you -- if I were in charge, to get a ham license one 
would have to troubleshoot and fix (1) a modern HF transceiver, and 
(2) a vacuum-tube linear amplifier, both with random faults.  But we 
lost that battle decades ago, and there is no use crying over spilt milk. 

I doubt more than 15% of hams today could troubleshoot anything more 
complicated than a blown pilot lamp, much less modify or construct 
equipment from components (or even from modules).  And if we required 
any more than that, there wouldn't have been more than a handful of 
new hams in the past 30 years. 

Face it -- the vast majority of hams under 40 have no interest 
whatever in the technical aspects of radio (or, for that matter, good 
operating practices).  That's just the way it is. 

Frankly, I've never had any use for the ARRL -- I view it as the PTA 
of amateur radio -- but lately it is more useless than ever. 

Best regards, 

Charles 






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