Byron, That's exactly, as you Americans would say, the 'way to go'. I am always a little saddened to read of someone who has a top end transceiver yet who is new to the hobby and probably too does not have a background of short wave listening. I can only imagine how much there is to learn, especially if there is no elmer just around the corner. There's something to be said for the old Soviet licensing system perhaps. If I remember correctly they were licensed as SWL's and had to collect a certain number of QSL cards before being allowed to progress! Or maybe it was the old East Germany that did this, that part of the world anyway.
It might be too much, however, to expect to have to prove past ownership of the K1 and K2 before being allowed to buy a K3! Many of us would qualify nevertheless! 73 Stephen G4SJP On 08/12/2010 17:56, "Byron Servies" <[email protected]> wrote: > > This seems similar to my situation last year. I had an FT-450, SGC > tuners, and just couldn't get things to work; I didn't understand how > the stuff in my shack functioned, what it was really for, and had no > chance. The simplest contact was extremely frustrating. > > My solution (which was right for me, your mileage may vary) was to > sell almost everything except and HT and buy a K1. The build process > forced me to pay attention to what the circuits were for (at a high > level), and adding the feature modules was also very instructive. And > fun! > > Having only a QRP CW rig also forced me to learn CW and listen. I > spend a lot of time listening. QRP can be frustrating, but I think it > has been good for me and for 2011, I'm considering a QRP K2 build and > expect to learn a ton more. It's a hobby; spending a year or two > climbing up the learning curve is the point, not the problem. > > The K3 is amazing (I use one periodically when contesting with > friends) and I don't want to discourage anyone from diving in and > learning all about it. I just thought I would point out that there > are other approaches. > > 73, Byron N6NUL > K1 #2799 > Most all the mini-modules > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
