08-23-13 02:31 BOB KLAHN wrote to TOM WALKER about Ham Radio Promo   
      
    BK> @MSGID: <52188D81.204.amtradio@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    BK>  ...   
    BK>  it. My interest was always in the building side of it. Built a   
    BK>  lot of equipment, got it working and then went on to building   
    BK>  other things.   
      
    BK>  I sold a lot at hamfests.   
      
   Bob,   
      
   It's been a long time since I built any electronic gear.   
      
   Once in a while I would see a Popular Electronics article   
   that I just had to have, but that was a long time ago, too.   
   ---snip---   
    BK>  So, I went for my advanced class right away, as the code was   
    BK> the   
    BK>  same as for the general, and I had all that tech. Passed the   
    BK>  first time. Now so much has changed I tell people I have a   
    BK> mind   
    BK>  full of obsolete knowledge.   
      
   It's NOT Obsolete to guys like me who want to know what the   
   earlier folks learned (The Hard Way) way back when.   
      
   In the 1960's I was listening to two people talking about   
   How Simple Such And Such Was, and I told them they ought to   
   write a book for folks like me to learn all about that Subject.   
      
   ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.   
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