I thought about it, but...

[HomerBB]

@Slowmover my wife makes me wear the mask. She don't want me dying and stinking up the house. Nope, this ain't no dem dive. My Daddy also taught me not to let anyone do my thinking for me.
@543_Dallas I do have a Cobra 19. It always does exactly what I want it to do. Trouble is, I don't want it to do anything.

 

[HomerBB]

@Rwb, that's the thing. It gets frustrating. I suppose I will be sticking with those parts of this stuff I like, antennas, and talking to folks from time to time on the air.
I'll answer texts when my kids think about sending one to say howdy.

 

[Rwb]

This is the king of simple. Very few built but everybody who hears me says its got great crisp clear audio and very simple. Tempo vhf 1+ And its kicking some serious power for the era it was built in , 68 watts on high and 5 watts on low.
Ps no mask unless im loading or unloading dusty grain and i didnt vote for that arkansas female either. I will keep my firearms

 

[Handy Andy]

Hey @HomerBB - there's always the "Build your own" approach.

No, put the 150-in-one projects aside...

I mean build your own - your own radio - it's like Gardening - only with Silicon and Solder.

It's why I miss Ten-Tec - they had a lot of kits you can use not just for radio but for just about anything.

 

[Rwb]

Hey @HomerBB - there's always the "Build your own" approach.

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No, put the 150-in-one projects aside...

I mean build your own - your own radio - it's like Gardening - only with Silicon and Solder.

It's why I miss Ten-Tec - they had a lot of kits you can use not just for radio but for just about anything.

sadly we lost lots from big cuts in quality around early 80s seems like to me

 

[snow bird]

HomerBB I think You are Having a Bad Day!! Can I send You A Gift? I have a Light Switch with One Handell A off On Is all you need to use it >WINK< . Later My Friend

 

[HomerBB]

Andy, clearly you've not seen my soldering...
The uBitx I have set on the shelf 8 months until I had someone else assemble it. It doesn't have the touch screen, yet. Probably won't until I find someone else to put it in.
But, the way it is, I can communicate across the HF bands just by turn it on, turn up the volume, and select the frequency of choice.

 

[HomerBB]

@snow bird

 

[Handy Andy]

@HomerBB - you say your soldering is bad...ok you win, I am not here to tease you - I'm trying to help cheer you up - it's a little tougher than I thought...

When you folks put up those radios like uBitx and Tempo 1 - I tried to find a niche to start in VHF but after many companies started bailing out of the Amateur market in the late 90's - with them, went my enthusiasm for building.

I was amazed at the rapid change the market went in a different direction - for one day I'm ordering from Ten-tec and about 2 months later I'm calling them inquiring about my order and was told they're no longer producing kits - and would you like a refund.

How can you process that? It's not easy...

It's like - well, s*<EXP>*t what do I do now?

So, you're not alone in your thinking - I've been hanging out here because of the passion I have for radio, it's not as easy to "let it go...."

 

[Rwb]

@HomerBB - you say your soldering is bad...ok you win, I am not here to tease you - I'm trying to help cheer you up - it's a little tougher than I thought...

When you folks put up those radios like uBitx and Tempo 1 - I tried to find a niche to start in VHF but after many companies started bailing out of the Amateur market in the late 90's - with them, went my enthusiasm for building.

I was amazed at the rapid change the market went in a different direction - for one day I'm ordering from Ten-tec and about 2 months later I'm calling them inquiring about my order and was told they're no longer producing kits - and would you like a refund.

How can you process that? It's not easy...

It's like - well, s*<EXP>*t what do I do now?

So, you're not alone in your thinking - I've been hanging out here because of the passion I have for radio, it's not as easy to "let it go...."

Sad how it went down

 

[HomerBB]

@Handy Andy
You're doing fine. You know, I had an electronics kit somewhere...

 

[binrat]

My digital experience, FT8 while sitting in a snowbank on top of a SOTA summit in Feb. Did it once to say I did and then deleted the program once I got home.
I'm a spin the dial and adjust the volume type of guy.

 

[HomerBB]

@binrat
You shoulda done it sittin' on a warm beach in your shorts n' sunglasses. At least it would have been enjoyable.

 

[S&W357]

Maybe it's an age thing. I know it is for me. At 76 I'm a flip a switch turn the knob & dial kinda guy. OFS disorder <aka> old fart syndrome.

 

[HomerBB]

I get it.