wrote in news:b28e915f-9e45-44eb-b787-ba7d8ef21e44
@w73g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

Occasionally, I see comments/complaints that "nobody builds anymore"
or that "you can't homebrew really good equipment" etc.

Too often! I don't really think it is correct either. I look around my
shack and garage and most of my stuff is homebrew. My entire hobby is more
about making things than it is operating. I haven't built my own Xceiver
yet tho'.


Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word:

http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf

Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Good for
him, and I'm going to follow this one!

- 73 de Mike N3LI -