Whoa, there are plenty good "pre-owned" radios out there for WAY under $2k.
An old Swan 350 should run about $150 - $200. Sure, there's not much in the way of Bells & whistles, but the guy on the other end won't know you're not running a rig that costs more than a good used car! Same for a TS-520/530 or TS-820/830, and others in the under $500 range. If you look at it strictly from a $ & ¢ aspect, buying a 10 to 15 year old radio can probably be sold a year later for what you paid for it. If you want to go a tad newer, TS-480's are going for under $700. Some good possibilities are: TS-570, TS-450, IC-746, IC-756, FT-1000MP, TS-590, and many others. The point is, you won’t throw away a starter radio resulting in a 100% loss. 73, Charlie k3ICH -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of a45wg Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 2:34 PM To: Ian <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Help sell me on the K3S No !!! Bad sales pitch - How about spend $3k now - or spend $2k now and $3k (when you realised you made a mistake) later….. see spending $3k now much much cheaper….. 73, tim - A45WG > On 17 Jul 2016, at 22:24, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Consider getting a lesser radio first and using that for a while. > Then you'll really appreciate what a step (leap) up the K3S is over other > radios. > > 73, Ian N8IK > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sun,7/17/2016 10:02 AM, Reuben Popp wrote: >> >>> I*will* get my ticket, it's just a matter of when, so if I'm in for >>> a penny on a receiver, >>> >> >> So work on that FIRST. At this point, the cart is well before the horse. >> Hopefully, while studying for your license, you'll learn more about >> radio, and be able to make a more informed decision. AND you'll have the >> license. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 Message delivered to >> [email protected] >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Message delivered to > [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
