[Boatanchors] ARRL Band Plan, et al

[Jim Bromley, K7JEB]

On 4/13/2015 3:16 PM, digital-conjurers at roadrunner.com wrote:
> I was very surprised when, in early 2014, a newbie came on the Net with
> his new Extra, fresh out of the envelope, and blatantly and honestly
> said (paraphrase) , "Well, I have my ticket and rig, but I really need
> to know the guts of the matter...how it all works and why. I really
> don't have a complete idea of the inner workings."

> I just sighed silently and directed him to the club, and anything we
> could do for him on the Net, we did.

How many Extra-class hams really know what is going on
inside a modern transceiver with a DSP IF, much less
a complete SDR?