[BC] What brought me into radio

[Steve Ordinetz]

Rob Atkinson wrote...

> 
> This is exactly why young men and women when being introduced to ham
> radio, need to see what many term a "vintage station." Why? Because
> new radio gear is boring. Old rigs have relays, filaments, gas
> rectifiers, high voltage, blowers, swinging meters...they make noise,
> lights, give off heat, they look like they're doing something and seem

Not true any more than a hand choke, 3-speed-on-the-column, vacuum wipers and crank windows (not to mention needing to replace points/plugs/condenser every 5000 miles) are necessary to fully appreciate the experience of driving a car.  Those days are gone, my friend except for nostalgia pieces for old guys.