Again John, you missed the point. You have what a lot of people would
consider a "pile of crap" in your shack. I happen to think that you have
many desirable rigs. I also enjoy older equipment. I do not own an AC-1 but
would buy one if priced very low. Others that have an emotional attachment,
possibly due to having owned one as a Novice etc., value that rig
differently. They don't value it on technical merits. Heck, if you went on
technical merits you would dispose of much of what you have and only keep
the high-end stuff, Someone might be lucky to find an AC-1 cheaply if they
wait long enough but the reality is that right now they are very pricy. I
have a 1960 transistor radio that I bought for $135 three years ago that now
can be found for $60 or so. That is the marketplace fluctuation. There are
two hams presently putting together a kit of parts for what they call the
Ameglo GB-1. It is an AC-1 lookalike (as much as possible with today's
materials) to help fill the void of the Ameco.
----- Original Message -----
From: "W2AGN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] April 1st already or a misprint
Tom wrote:
Isn't it funny that you can rationalize your purchase prices but someone
else's rationalization makes him a sucker.
You are absolutely right. "Sucker" was a bad choice of words. I apologize
to all those who bought AC-1's at $300-400. After all, look at what you
have, a dandy little 15 watt crystal controlled transmitter, complete with
unique chirp so you will be recognized.
I think "idiot" would have been better.
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