Hi Mal,
I share your frustration at the lack of Component adverts - but I think the
series of "Homebrew" articles by Eamon Skelton EI9GQ has been brilliant.
If you look at a magazine like Dubus, the content seems much more technical.
One of my grumbles is the size of the photographs - particularly the insides
of equipment. You will often get a lovely big picture of a group of
amateurs, alongside of a microscopic image of the equipment they were using.
Or the reviews of new radios will have inside views, but so small as you
can't see any detail - what use is that ?
How did people ever find the TIME to do all this building, I don't seem to
have time to even do any operating !
There's no doubt about it, nostalgia just ain't what it used to be ...
Radio is a very diverse hobby, I'm sure there are many who enjoy reading the
"league tables" and contest reports, it's all amateur radio. Not everybody
is interested in building things ... shame.
Hugh M0WYE
----- Original Message -----
From: "hamilton mal" <[email protected]>
To: "rsgb" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:55 AM
Subject: LF: RADCOM
Radcom arrived today, about a week late. It took about 10 minutes to read
after skipping through the adverts, league tables and some fairy tales.
The
actual technical info and construction projects are sparse. All UK radio
magazines seem to follow the same trend with too many adverts and stories
and very little construction projects.
If you can find some old Practical wireless or 73 magazines from 50 years
ago they are better presented with useful construction ideas and ccty.
Some
thing along these lines would be more desirable today incorperating modern
technology.
Has anyone noticed there are no adverts for COMPONENTS to build the odd
tech
article that does appear. The marketing procedure used at present seems to
favour books and pages of new equipment and gadgets and contest results.
Maybe no tech articles are being submitted for publication or are they not
being published.
Think of all the construction going on for 500 khz transmitters, and
antenna
systems at present but nothing has appeared in RADCOM.
Does anyone else have an opinion.
Mal/G3KEV
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