I'm pleased that you had the experience, Adarsh! We have something in common!
I have been a fan of it since I was ten years old, so I have seen many changes in the technology. I still enjoy the thrill of making contacts across the world using a mere ten watts of power, Morse code, and earphones, just the way I did in the beginning.
There is a satisfaction in doing it myself that is not the same as plugging a device into the wall and talking to someone twelve time zones away through a sophisticated system always guaranteed to work. I still take pride in knowing how to build the things I need, in knowing about propagation, and copying code.
I know it is antiquated, but that is part of the fun!