New Technology for 2020 ~ Homebrewing Radios is Dead!
As 2020 Winds Down there is but one Conclusion ... Rolling your own rig is Over! Wow that should draw the ire of the homebrew community both far and wide. But ask these questions and see if you do not reach the same conclusion? How often do you hear that some one is making contacts running a home constructed station? Or how often you personally work a station running a homebrew transceiver? Percent wise does it ever hit three percent? (One % would be a likely landslide.) The homebrewers as a set are mostly old timers wanting to live the glory days of yesteryear. But ask how many hams under 30, completely build their stations? Conversely most over 60 will say they used to build stuff; but state the eye hand coordination is gone. Those in between likely have families and other commitments and thus available time is a factor. So what segmented group identifies with scratch building their stations? I build a lot stuff and use it on the air on a regular basis --but that is because when I j
