In a message dated 10/19/07 12:28:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> But, consider just how many ham rigs end up in landfills - not many in > my opinion. Agreed - for two reasons. One is that there simply aren't that many ham rigs around, compared to other electronic devices such as TVs or computers. But the big reason is that we hams try to get as much use out of a piece of equipment as possible, rather than just tossing it in the trash when something newer comes along, or it develops a problem. Even a rig that is judged "not worth fixing" becomes a parts source to keep others going. The computer this was written on is a Dell Dimension XPS R400. It was intercepted on its way to the dumpster a year or so ago. It cost more than a K3-100 when it was new (about 1999?) yet it was considered to be worthless trash in less than a decade. A little work and it does the job. Maybe there's a message there we hams need to spread. 73 de Jim, N2EY ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
