In my opinion, an excellent "It Seems To Us" editorial by Dave Sumner in QST, Nov. 2006.
"Classic radio -- the restoration and tender care of equipment that graced the shacks of prior generations of radio amateurs -- is an enjoyable and rewarding part of our avocation. Whether it's reconstructing our first stations, acquiring gear that we could only dream about owning when it was new, or exploring the history that predates our own Amateur Radio involvement, there is much to be learned and savored. In the era of the universal digital display it is easy to forget how much genius was required to achieve the same end by purely mechanical means."
For the rest of the editorial, go here:
http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/features/2006/11/01/1/?nc=1
