Thought I’d drop this in here before the thread is closed … http://collinsradio.org/archives/manuals/KWM-380_Manual_10-79.pdf
-- 73 de Mike Flowers, K6MKF, NCDXC - "It's about DX!" > On Mar 30, 2022, at 6:40 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There's not a lot on the web re: KWM-380 except for sales. I recall little > about it except that it was very expensive for the time. I think the KWM-2 > went for about $1,500 new? in the 60's, that would be about $15,000 in > today's money, although it wouldn't be an attractive transceiver in today' > world. But, a -380 was a pretty hot radio in those days. > > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > > Scott Manthe wrote on 3/30/2022 3:53 PM: >> Back in the late 70s or early 80's, when I was a teenager and a "lowly" >> Technician, one of my teenager Technician friends won a KWM-380 at the Cedar >> Rapids hamfest. The old-timers were not amused. I'd have preferred to win >> the radio, but barring that, seeing the reaction of those old guys to a >> teenager Tech winning that KWM-380 was pretty priceless. Of course, now I am >> one of those old guys... >> >> 73, >> Scott N9AA > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to mike.flow...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
