Interesting Ham Radio Article

[gwmann at verizon.net]

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/why-modern-makers-are-bringing-1363811879927862.html
By the 1980s, ham radio was in decline. But the spirit of those early tinkerers survived: They were the first makers, who — like the makers of 

......More than a hundred years ago, a few intrepid amateurs began experimenting with a new means of communications known then as “wireless.” These protohackers — soon to be known as hams — foretymologically obscure reasons — began building their own electronics gear, hoping to use it to communicate with others. By the early 1920s, amateur radio operators were talking with and even transmitting images to complete strangers on the other side of the world.
By the 1980s, ham radio was in decline. But the spirit of those early tinkerers survived: They were the first makers, who — like the makers of .....






https://www.yahoo.com/tech/why-modern-makers-are-bringing-1363811879927862.html
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