A while ago, a group of us made the same observation about 2 meter
repeaters. The gee whiz technology of the 1960's and those who know how to
service these machines are now in their 80's and unable to climb towers any
more. Shortwave radio is practically dead, NDBs are dying.

I hope I am wrong but I don't like what I am seeing either. Thanks for
sharing.

On Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 8:00 PM Rick Dau <drummer1965us@hotmail.com wrote:

> Nick, a fascinating read, and Chris goes into further detail to answer the
> questions that I had asked of him when a group of about a dozen of us DXers
> toured Entercomm Milwaukee (WSSP-1250, and others) in August 2017. I had
> asked him if universities and broadcasting schools (Brown, and others) were
> doing anything to educate young people about the technical side of radio
> and about the duties of maintaining multi-tower sites. "Virtually
> nothing", he replied. "I'm 48, and I'm one of the youngest people I know
> of still doing this. There's nobody coming up behind us to take over."
>
> That portends an eerie future for radio, and for those of us who are
> hobbyists in it. Before that visit, I had been a stauch defender of AM's
> future, but now, I'm more like, "Well, I'm just going to milk this cow for
> however long there's milk left in her."
>
> 73,
> Rick Dau
> South Omaha, Nebraska
>
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> This link was posted on the ultralight group, and may be of interest:
>
> https://radioinsight.com/blogs/107223/the-looming-engineering-age-crisis/
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
> Nick Hall-Patch
> Victoria, BC
> Canada
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Explains why my many QSL letters to "chief engineer" have gone unanswered
in the last several decades! Jim Renfrew

On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 10:39 PM Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@ieee.org> wrote:

> This link was posted on the ultralight group, and may be of interest:
>
> https://radioinsight.com/blogs/107223/the-looming-engineering-age-crisis/
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
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> Victoria, BC
> Canada
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This link was posted on the ultralight group, and may be of interest:
https://radioinsight.com/blogs/107223/the-looming-engineering-age-crisis/
best wishes,
Nick

Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 


											

This situation exists everywhere within terrestrial broadcast radio, hobby and commercial alike. Radio is old technology and the younger generation has largely passed it by in favor of more modern and I daresay efficient technologies. Radio will continue to exist for a time but some of the younger folks among us may see a day when radio is history.

Russ Edmunds

WB2BJH

Blue Bell, PA

Grid FN20id

Welcome back, Chris! I'm still enamored by my Perseus SDRs. Unbeatable
for quality and (IMHO) ease of use, compared to other SDRs. I also have
the Elad FSM 2, but much prefer the Perseus....Walt

On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 6:41 PM Chris Black <n1cp@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> Having been out of DXing for several years due to antenna restrictions, I
> am now able to put up some flags but getting back up to DXing speed again
> is a challenge. Never what you call a power user, I am fine with the basics
> but want to be able to take advantage of what the new products and
> technology have to offer.
> Finding most documentation available rather underwhelming, was wondering
> if there are any support groups available and/or local DXers to tap into.
> Best 73s de Chris n1cp
> Kirkland WA
>
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