"Howard" wrote:
| On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 15:28:24 GMT, "Stephen M.H. Lawrence"
| wrote:
|
|
| "Mike Terry" wrote :
| | eHam.net - UK
| | ... It has general receive, HF, VHF, aviation, UHF, weather, Marine, FM
| | radio, shortwave and all the frequencies in between. It even comes with
| | DSP. ...
| | http://www.eham.net/articles/7803
|
| Off topic post. This is not an amateur radio newsgroup.
| Please amend your subject line, or you will not be allowed
| to post in rrs. I've notified Melvin Creep, and as spokesman
| of rec.radio.shortwave, he will be in touch with you.
|
| This will be your only warning.
|
| Thank you for complying.
|
|
| 73,
|
| Steve Lawrence
| KA0PMD
| Burnsville, Minnesota
|
| Touche Steve!
|
| And just for giggles, please allow me to answer the off-topic
| question:
|
| "Why are Ham radios so cheap these days?"
| a) technological advances in both microcircuitry and power sources
| that put more features/power in smaller packages for less
| b) improved manufacturing processes
| c) if they were expensive Hams wouldn't buy them 8-}
| (couldn't resist the last one)
|
| Howard KE6something or other

(Chuckling and wishing more folks *got the joke*)

I think (C) is perhaps the most valid.
I upgraded to General Class last weekend,
and listened to one of the guys just outside
of the VE Session site complaining about
having to buy a new LED which cost (gulp)
27 cents!

73,

Steve Lawrence
KA0PMD
Burnsville, Minnesota