LizzieMaine; :eusa_clap,:eusa_clap
Amazing!! There are few people that can even solder today. Even most of the Hams I know are just appliance operators.
How do they fix things, when they break?
I can't imagine not being able to solder. I was active in radio control models, before everything became "ready to run." Buying after market connectors and soldering them in place was almost mandatory, the stock connectors were junk. (incidentally, the connectors I prefer are an RC specific version of the Power Pole connectors I understand originated in the amateur radio hobby) Before that, I was making my own Battlemech models from bits of pop cans and model parts, before everything went to aluminum. It's a skill I've used in other hobbies, even just building small items from brass tube. Right now, I want to tech myself to braze.