[rollei_list] Re: Darkrooms are doomed?

Wow, ham radio did reinvent itself since I departed. I was a cw operatior in the service then was in HF, VHF and UHF. I was more active when I lived in a metro area wasin a club. It looks like I missed out on a lot of hi-tech, but then again at my age how much can I assimilate?

regards.

Roger, WK9R

----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Roberts" <crgrbrts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:36 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Darkrooms are doomed?


Ham radio has, to a certain extent, re-invented itself while retaining its traditions. While newer digital mode communications comprise an increasing number of on-air operations, nostalgia-based operations flourish, too. The primary radio in my ham shack, for instance, is a so-called SDR (Software Defined Radio) which is, as its name indicates, computer-based. But, I also operate a 20-year old analog transceiver and a "homebrew" AM (amplitude modulation) transmitter with companion '40's era receiver. My modes of operation include voice, digital text and imaging, and CW (Morse Code). I communicate with fellow amateur radio operators directly "through the ether" and via satellites and the Internet. I may not be a "typical" ham, but I'm not all that unusual, either.

The point is, amateur radio operators have kept pace with technology -- and even pioneered it at times -- but still enjoy "retro technology". There's room for everybody. Photography, too, will accomodate us all. As Jim Brick pointed out, we can always travel full circle and fashion our own glass plates and paper if need be. My grandfather did it, and enjoyed photography for a lifetime. It sounds like fun, actually.

Craig
(W3CRR)
Washington, DC
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