Nigel:
Actually, there are at least two points in building something even if one
could buy something similar for less money. 1) If you build it yourself,
you know the rig in a sense that never happens with purchased gear. 2)
Servicability; if you build it, you can probably fix it when it breaks, and
they all break eventually.
Speaking strictly for myself, in the case of the K2, I've seen numerous
postings on eBay for completed working K2s at good prices. I've never even
been tempted to bid. Although it is taking me a bit longer than I expected
it would to get set up to build a K2, I intend to build one as soon as I
can, and I would not dream of buying a finished K2. (At present, my main
rig is a Ten Tec Argosy, and the K2 is a more than worthy candidate to
replace it.)
Admittedly, I am not most people. Furthermore, I'd guess that the typical
members of the reflector are also not "most people" in this respect. After
all, we signed on in order to talk about building radios. I'd be surprised
if most people on the reflector would prefer to buy than build.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 12:46 PM 5/1/2005 +0000, you wrote:
Most people, I would imagine, build primarily as a means of saving money.
There's no point in building something if I can buy something similar for
less money.
Craig Rairdin wrote:
As for the radio being in a kit form, that is actually a HUGE selling
point, regardless of the time and effort required to build it since all
hams that I have met so far would really love to be able to build their
radios instead of buying a ready made appliance,
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