Remember after WWII when scrap metal used to be collected and sent to Japan? I often wonder where it went. Now I know.
de K3KO DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: > > Bill, W4ZV said > >>BTW I had to laugh out loud when I saw a new IC-7700 owner tout its > 7.2 pound tuning knob! Gosh "he could've had a K3" for only 1 more > pound! > > > Yup, it's true. On a weekly basis, I still get to appreciate the size > and weight (or lack of) of the K3. I am (lately) moving lots of stuff > on the desk around, opening up the K3, etc and there is NOTHING like > being about to lift the entire rig up off the desk with ONE HAND while > the other hand is free to do "other stuff." A very long way from > thinking that I should have help when simply "moving" a brand X rig > off the desk. > > And excerpted from a private email from Wayne to me on May 5, 2007, in > describing the vision.... > > "Affordable -- portable -- high performance." > > Portable? VP6 showed that. > High Performance? ARRL and Sherwood, plus lots of happy users show that > Affordable - YMMV, but on a "bang for the buck" scale, "without a > doubt" and beyond reproach. Again, taking Bills' example of the > IC7700...well, all I can say is "give me a break." How many K3's can > you get for one 7700? :-) > > We should all celebrate in what Elecraft has accomplished...beyond > just the radio itself, but in setting (through achievement) new > benchmarks. > > de Doug KR2Q > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3%3A-7.2-pound-tuning-knob-tp16512669p16516523.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
