On Wed, 2012-12-12 at 12:20 -0600, Fred Smith wrote: > I make it a point of never buying any radios on eBay usually there is > a > problem with them or they wouldn't be there.
I never had a problem with Ebay, but I am very careful. I only accept Paypal and check the seller's rating. If he doesn't have something like 99% and at least a couple dozen ratings, I don't deal. No legitimate Ebay seller wants his rating bashed.. I think problem radios often come from estate sales, and the seller doesn't check them out. There is always the crook out there, but their rating quickly suffers. I am selling the K2 to get a KX3. It is hard for me to sell something I built and that works so well. I love the K2, but the KX3 is more portable, which is the kind of operation I like. I take my K1 to the local coffee shop on a regular basis and clamp my Buddistick to my table outside. Great fun! The K2 doesn't fit in my backpack with my laptop in it. One guy asked me what I was doing, I said "I'm calling the mothership," and he looked up to the sky! LOL. With the K1, I carry three items, a battery, the K1, and my paddles. With the KX3, I'll have only one, using the attached paddles. That also means a Pelican 1200 case Instead of the 1400 I use for my K1... I can also use the KX3 at home like I do my K2. It's quite a bit more money for me, but if I also sell my Icom IC-271A, I'll be getting close ;-) Gil. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
