While I'll agree we should be looking ahead, I certainly enjoy time spent with my old friends here in the shack. I still get a kick out of firing up my Drake B Line and I'm sure I could sell the twins in a heartbeat...so, no, those days aren't quite OVER yet. As long as there is someone left who appreciates the radios for what they are, they will be around...
73 John K7FD ---- Steve Sacco NN4X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let's use a bit of logic here: It's not possible to pass judgement on > the future resale value of low SN units, except in retrospect. Who > knows what the future will bring? Perhaps, for whatever reason, > there will be hardware revisions which make the K3 mark II, mark III, > etcetera more desirable. > > Even if that doesn't occur, a lower SN would denote an older unit, > and would therefore be considered less desirable, except perhaps for > the very lowest SN's. > > Analagous with this, IMO, folks need to recalibrate their thinking > with respect to radios. The days of buying a Collins S-Line, and > having a top-line rig for 30 years, are OVER. > > Nowadays, radios are essential computers with enough RF hardware to > let them RX and TX. We all know what the PC/computer/semiconductor > markets looks like: they get better/faster/cheaper every month. A > ten year old PC? No thanks! It'll be the same with > radios. Imagine what'll be possible in DSP technology ten years > hence! Same with display technology, and networking interfaces. Who > would want a 10 year old K3? Not me! > > Awhile ago, there was an angst-ridden thread here about the > firmware. The general concern was: "What if Elecraft went out of > business in five [or some other number well into the future]? What > would happen to the firmware code?" I nearly fell out of my chair, > laughing. Who cares?! In five years, there will be even > cooler/higher performing/less expensive radios available. Folks were > getting their panties in a knot based on 50 year old assumptions > (that the radio will be viable for a long, long time), and it was an > unfortunate waste of perfectly good energy. > > I'd also hope that we're able to drag ourselves away from our 1950's, > analog-based technology, and move to digital modes. People are > asking about AM? Why not spark gap? Let's move FORWARD. We're > supposed to be on the cutting edge of technology, and we're not there > anymore. Not even close. > > All IMO. > > 73, > Steve NN4X > EL98jh > > P.S: Also one of those folks who "misunderstood" that, by paying a > down payment, I'd get priority treatment. > > > > > > _. _. ...._ _.._ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > 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 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
