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I didn't notice that and it is indeed gross.

In terms of the site style, you've got to remember that this was self published in the early 2000s. Sites that look like that were very normal for technical content back then. As someone who grew up with these default styled web designs, I have a certain amount of appreciation for their simplicity.

Here are some other old ham radio adjacent sites I happen to recall that look very "ugly" by modern standards but have interesting info:

http://www.nbtv.wyenet.co.uk/

https://www.electronixandmore.com/adam/crystal1.html

https://www.hpfriedrichs.com/index.htm




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