Come to think of it Bill, I AM an appliance operator. But I still don¡¯t understand all the complexities of our microwave, TV, electric range, refrigerator. I have to refer often to the manuals (and they don¡¯t write Nifty manuals for those items) to even operate some of their neat features. Would I go back to the appliances my mother grew up with? Heck no!
Like may daughter reminds us when she doesn¡¯t do things the way we would do them, ¡°It is what it is.¡±
Bottom line. Life is good even with its warts and moles. This is a wonderful hobby and it likely kept me away from the scent of cologne long enough to make a wise decision (married to the same woman for 47 years) about career and family. Luckily born a NERD with the ¡°knack¡± as SolderSmoke Bill would say....
Back to having fun. Visiting the grands in Illinois and Thursday leave for Indiana to see more grands, one of whom is a future ham (a NERD like his Papa).
Dave K8WPE
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On Sep 15, 2020, at 6:10 AM, Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell@...> wrote:
?Hi,
I wonder where "dumbing down" and other insults come from. There are a lot of nice appliances available and they need appliance operators to get them on the air. I doubt there are two hams with the same exact approach to the hobby. Our diversity allows ham radio to survive and thrive.
I am pretty sure I have some things in my skillsets that most other people "can't touch". That does not make all those other people any less valuable. I notice other people have things in their toolboxes that I do not have. When we encourage other people and cooperate we are all better off. Let's lighten up with the ugly labels, please.
73,
Bill KU8H
bark less - wag more
On 9/15/20 6:44 AM, David Wilcox via groups.io wrote:
Is it ¡°dumbing down¡± or increasing complexity? Back in 1960 when I was first licensed I was young and had a much quicker brain and felt I understood tubes, transistors, and RF circuitry sufficient enough to build and operate my Heathkit station. As time went on and Med school, family obligations, and career took over most of my life I honestly tried to keep up but if you want to understand and use much of what is available today you probably need an engineering degree or the equivalent. Sorry if I am now classed as an appliance operator. I would probably even flunk that title as there is so much more in each of my rigs that I don¡¯t understand........ but I am still having fun and enjoy these varied .io groups. Call me what you will. This is supposed to be a hobby and a hobby is supposed to redirect your mind and heart away from the trials and tribulations of every day life. Ham radio still does that for me. Maybe we need new classes of license: Appliance Operator, Appliance Operator with CW, etc.
Dave K8WPE
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On Sep 14, 2020, at 12:43 PM, Bob Albert via groups.io <bob91343@...> wrote:
? The dumbing down of ham radio has been going on for a long time.
On Monday, September 14, 2020, 10:36:46 AM PDT, <aleks07111971@...> wrote:
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