>One wonders, however, how many pointlessly stupid postings will >show up on this list during the next nine months by everyone >who has just ordered a KX3 (it's not KX-3).
-------- Here's 1! This is the first new radio (other than a portable receiver) I have bought new - ever (in >50 years of wanting to). That is kind of a big deal for me. I apologize if saying this is pointlessly stupid, but I am excited. Up to now my paycheck never seemed to keep up with the pricing of radios. I almost bought a Drake in the '70s and then my wife got pregnant with the first of our 6 kids (so instead I bought a roto-tiller and a garden plot from the Illinois Central Railroad). I made other choices which have been better than buying radios (e.g. being ordained and downgrading about $25K in salary, and having no hope for retirement). I imagine that a whole lot of other people have been, and are, in similar circumstances (of a very long drought - and to us this KX3 is like warm summer rain). Please forgive us all in advance - for when we get on the air we might still be excited. It is not going to be painless to pay for the ~$1400 I committed to last night (and no doubt some future add-ons), but considering inflation and the advanced technology going into this, I feel like this is a bargain. I am sure the introduction of this radio is going to increase the demand for a lot of peripheral equipment from us who have been out of the market (forever it seems). Screwdrivers, other mobile accessories computers/software, mounts, etc..., that is, if we don't get disheartened by the more experienced. Hopefully the KX3 will act to change the face of ham radio as well (without becoming CB/2m-like). Rev Fr Mark Gilstrap K5MSG www.hfnet.org p.s. I first heard of Elecraft at a Broken Arrow (OK) Amateur Radio Club presentation. A fellow from Arkansas (part of the Four States QRP Group www.4sqrp.com ) retired from work about the same time he lost interest in ham radio, after 50 years of operating... then he discovered QRP. For his presentation he brought in a K2 and some Altoid boxes containing various goodies, set up, got on the air and won me over reigniting my life-long interest - all in about 15 minutes - this was in the early '00s. His excitement was infectious. I now nearly ten years later I'm finally entering into ownership. I hope my excitement is not offensive. ______________________________________________________________ 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
