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
Hi Bill.
I've operated a breadboard rig just to watch the electrons move thru the circuits but never worked such a kluged station yet.
73 de Ed, K1RID
(formerly KC1BBC)
On Jun 2, 2015, at 21:30, Bill Cromwell wrote:
Hi Ed,
I worked some lashups like Mike's. I still do. Once upon a time I "temporarily" taped a T-R relay under a shelf and used it temporarily enough months for it to come untaped and fall in the middle of a QSO! I finished the QSO anyway. I don't tape relays to the bottom of shelves any more but the top of the shelf is fair game. No relay ever fell *up*. I've worked Mike on the air. We have some of the same views.
73,
Bill KU8H
I've operated a breadboard rig just to watch the electrons move thru the circuits but never worked such a kluged station yet.
73 de Ed, K1RID
(formerly KC1BBC)
On Jun 2, 2015, at 21:30, Bill Cromwell wrote:
Hi Ed,
I worked some lashups like Mike's. I still do. Once upon a time I "temporarily" taped a T-R relay under a shelf and used it temporarily enough months for it to come untaped and fall in the middle of a QSO! I finished the QSO anyway. I don't tape relays to the bottom of shelves any more but the top of the shelf is fair game. No relay ever fell *up*. I've worked Mike on the air. We have some of the same views.
73,
Bill KU8H
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