I agree with your reasoning! But I usually put the cart in front of the horse. Lol
Only A Fool Fights in a Burning Building! Kahn! Paul On Jul 11, 2009, at 3:24 PM, "Scott Heath" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I for one have two IC-2820s and an ID-880 although there is no D- > Star activity here in Palm Beach County, Florida. Am I crazy? Am I > nuts? Do I belong in the looney bin? > The answer to all those questions is "yes" but I also have a method > to my madness: I happen to love the radios and the HAM radio hobby. > New and emerging technologies will always cost more. I have one of > those AOR digital modems (the 9800) and the original price was > almost $600! Now they have a somewhat lesser (but very capable) > model for about $350. It's the same with Icom. The first D-Star > radio was the ID1 and $1,000! Now they have several models with D- > Star capabilities going down as low as $450 for the ID-80 handheld. > If the HAM radio industry is to support us with new and cost > efficient products, we must also support them by purchasing the > products. Whenever D-Star introduces itself in Palm Beach County, I > will be ready! Until then, I have 3 very cool analog radios that > happen to have the ability to "do digital"!! > > For pictures of my mobile station, go to this link: > http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2630240 > > Scott Heath (AF4KK) > > __________________________________________________________ > Find a huge selection and great prices on bike racks by clicking now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsMScmYcoUUTdFaXbBHnnX0sXahI4aznVhpcibPlzokPwWn7l0cED2/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
