This is really funny I think: Saturday we were sitting in a McDonalds waiting for a ham swap to open. Up drove a large SUV pulling a 24’ trailer and then pulled in two very new Jeeps all outfitted of off roading. I estimated that guys hobby (they were all alike and traveling as a group) probably cost him $100,000+ and in five or ten years he will probably sell it all for new stuff at a great loss. Any car you buy (or off road Jeep) depreciates a lot more rapidly than any of our ham gear. And we take better care of our ham gear.
Dave K8WPE David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad > On May 6, 2019, at 3:34 AM, Graziano Roccon (IW2NOY) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > One of the nicest and funny message i ever read from an OM. ;-) > > Thanks Bob. > > Graziano IW2NOY > > Il 06/05/2019 03:37 Bob McGraw K4TAX ha scritto: >> That's the reason I purchased my K3S, P3, KPA500 and KAT500 all within >> the past 2 years. At 77 years young, I figure it will be my last ham >> radio station until I'm QRT. I used a P-Touch and put a nice label >> with the model, s/n, and price paid and my call on each of the boxes. >> I figure in the end some auctioneer will sell it for $0.01 on the >> dollar if lucky. "You know that McGraw fellow was one of them CB >> operators and had some weird looking equipment". And furthermore, >> for the same reason, I liquidated my shop test equipment. I wanted to >> enjoy the benefits of the money while still on the green side of the >> grass, as opposed to looking up at the roots from inside of a satin >> lined coffin. "Beam me up Scottie, there's no intelligent life >> here". Chuck me in the oven and toss my ashes to the wind. >> 73 >> Bob, K4TAX >>> On 5/5/2019 5:21 PM, EricJ wrote: >>> K1's often go for more than they cost as a new kit. >>> K2's have held there value very well. >>> Wait til you find out your kids usually throw all your ham gear in a >>> dumpster when you go permanent QRT. >>> Eric KE6US >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
