Hi again,
How many of you can remember when Ham Radio was a really friendly & social hobby,when you heard of a new guy in the neighborhood who was a Ham you popped over and said Hi and offered a hand in welcome and maybe even help install the station.How things have changed,the welcome mat is alas no more or at best rarely seen anymore.Remember going to Hamfests where you could be sure the items you bought were working ok when you got them home and if there was a problem you called the seller and it got sorted out.Plus things were cheaper second hand,look at ebay these days and you would wonder,things like an old FT101 going for $500 plus Heathkit qrp rigs fetching $200 ridiculous prices and strangely enough more fools ready to part with their cash to buy them.I laughed so hard the other night when I came across a glorified CB radio Base Station converted to ten meters with a $400 price tag, come on people get real ,how about some realistic pricing for a change ,not this " let's see how much money I can screw out of people " for this 40 year old Radio .I look at this kinda thing and honestly I just despair,money these days seems to be the be all and end all of everything. If I were to add up the current value of my radio gear here it wouldn't amass to more than $250 all in, and you know what ?. It works just fine.
Rant over !!!!!!!
Derek KD0PNP
How many of you can remember when Ham Radio was a really friendly & social hobby,when you heard of a new guy in the neighborhood who was a Ham you popped over and said Hi and offered a hand in welcome and maybe even help install the station.How things have changed,the welcome mat is alas no more or at best rarely seen anymore.Remember going to Hamfests where you could be sure the items you bought were working ok when you got them home and if there was a problem you called the seller and it got sorted out.Plus things were cheaper second hand,look at ebay these days and you would wonder,things like an old FT101 going for $500 plus Heathkit qrp rigs fetching $200 ridiculous prices and strangely enough more fools ready to part with their cash to buy them.I laughed so hard the other night when I came across a glorified CB radio Base Station converted to ten meters with a $400 price tag, come on people get real ,how about some realistic pricing for a change ,not this " let's see how much money I can screw out of people " for this 40 year old Radio .I look at this kinda thing and honestly I just despair,money these days seems to be the be all and end all of everything. If I were to add up the current value of my radio gear here it wouldn't amass to more than $250 all in, and you know what ?. It works just fine.
Rant over !!!!!!!
Derek KD0PNP
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