The reason for the hobby

[Kamakiri]

Dedication taken form the Antique Radio Restoration Guide, by David Johnson:

"This volume is dedicated to all the designers and engineers, known and unknown, who developed the technology that has made modern communications possible. May we who work with their old equipment appreciate their genius."

Kinda brings a tear to your eye :)

[millerdog]

A long time ago, I read an account of that first spark generator thing that Marconi heard. Wouldn't have been freakin exciting to have been there?
With all the technology out there, it's interesting that I still listen to radio today. Hell, AM radio even:) For some reason it gives me pleasure to listen to football games on my early seventies sony portable.
md

hey wait a minute; I subscribe to this forum. How did I miss this post?

[millerdog]

by the way Tim, do you restore or just collect? I think I'll have to get that Johnson book.
md

[Kamakiri]

I do both. As we speak I've got two cathedrals that were rather abused and look like they came out of someone's barn, on my bench.

Those first sounds as you bring a unit to life are magical :)