*Nate, Well I was a dealer for Yaesu at the time I ordered the k3 which was to be a 'portable' unit and the big 9000D and it's baby brother the 2000D was to remain in the shack.
I just about fell off the chair when I listened to the receiver on the K3 and A/B switched the Yaesu's with the K3. Now I had some serious cash tied up in the shack and I didn't blink at all when I sold the Yucksu's mate. I was glad they were gone, I had a desk I could now see, room for my laptop, and to my mind not a single doubt in the world I had reached Ham Nirvana...:-) And I still think that way too. With the arrival of the KAT500 in a couple of weeks, my K-Line will be complete..that is until that devilish duo come up with another toy I 'must' have...dang they know how to keep a fella poor eh? 73 Nate, Gary * On 16 July 2012 12:55, Nate Bargmann <[email protected]> wrote: > * On 2012 15 Jul 12:11 -0500, Gary Gregory wrote: > > *Nate, > > > > Um, in 2007 I had never heard of Elecraft either. Come to think of it, I > > thought I was told the wrong name and that it was Hallicrafter...:-( > > Heh! > > Even though I don't do much QRP operating, I've kept an eye on the > goings on in QRP land because once in a while I like to build something > and there is really some innovation happening in that facet of amateur > radio. Without the QRP facet Elecraft probably does not exist or at > least as we know it. Anyway, I recall seeing the early ads and reviews > for the K2, K1 and onward. > > At first I probably discounted the K3 by thinking it was out of my price > class but in late 2009 I spent some time eavesdropping on the bands and > heard a lot of praise heaped on the K3 and then evaluated my finances > and put a plan in place. By that time I was well aware of Elecraft from > various sources including demonstrations by Jim, W0Eb, et. al. at > hamfests, but still sought to learn more, joined this list about two > years ago, and pulled the trigger in October 2010. > > > Some of us ARE a bit slow on the uptake mate. > > I'm in the same club more than I'd care to admit. ;-) > > 73 de Nate, N0NB >> > > -- > > "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." > > Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- *Gary* *"If you don't know where you are going you will probably end up somewhere else."* ______________________________________________________________ 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
