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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Rigs vs. Radios: A Real RIG in a Real SHACK



Earlier this year Pete and I were talking about the use of the word "rig."  For me this is a hallowed term that captures much of the essence of ham radio.  Sadly, in modern parlance "rig" seems to be increasingly substituted by word "radio." If you are wondering what the difference is, well, I think this video presents a good example of a rig. 

There was a nice exchange of e-mails on QRP-L about this video: 

Jun 2 at 9:54 PM




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