Re: [Elecraft] To those about to rock, we salute you (K3 v. K2)
I agree with you, Dick. The K2 and K3 are very different radios and I LOVE THEM BOTH. The K3 is a Ferrari Enzo, and the K2 is a Porsche 911 GT2.. Why not drive them both? My biggest regret as a ham is selling the Heathkit HW-16 and HW-101 I built in my youth--to buy a used TS-520. It makes me sick thinking about it. You can have my KX1, K1, K2, and K3 when you pry them from my cold, dead, QRS hands. 73, Eric WD6DBM Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:15:20 -0800 (PST) From: PA3CW pa...@planet.nl Subject: Re: [Elecraft] To those that have the K2 and K3 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: 1257369320911-3948238.p...@n2.nabble.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have both K2 and K3. Although the K3 is my main station i am not considering to sell my K2 at all. Like Julian said, it is a home build rig and I am proud to have it. I once had a HW8 and sold it. Now feel sorry for doing so. I think when i should sell my K2 i will regret it in the near future. So...I keep both. Dick PA3CW __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] To those about to rock, we salute you (K3 v. K2)
On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 16:56 -0800, eric norris wrote: My biggest regret as a ham is selling the Heathkit HW-16 and HW-101 I built in my youth--to buy a used TS-520. It makes me sick thinking about it. My biggest regret is that I no longer have my first homebrew project, a one-tube (6U8A) regenerative short wave receiver built from an article in Popular Electronics magazine back when I was in high school in 1967. It worked great until I cannibalized it for parts. :=( Al N1AL __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] To those about to rock, we salute you (K3 v. K2)
Al, I have similar regrets about my first transmitter - the 5763/6146 transmitter that was in the ARRL Hnadbook for 1955 and 1956. It too was cannibalized for parts at a later time, and I have often considered building another from scratch, but now cannot find all the required parts at a price I am willing to pay. And too, I sometimes think about the current value of all those ARC-5 radios that I was able to buy for $5 to $10 back then - they were great parts resources at that time - if I had left them intact, I could have a nice fortune now. Nostalgia is 'catchy', and hindsight is always 20-20 vision. 73, Don W3FPR Alan Bloom wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 16:56 -0800, eric norris wrote: My biggest regret as a ham is selling the Heathkit HW-16 and HW-101 I built in my youth--to buy a used TS-520. It makes me sick thinking about it. My biggest regret is that I no longer have my first homebrew project, a one-tube (6U8A) regenerative short wave receiver built from an article in Popular Electronics magazine back when I was in high school in 1967. It worked great until I cannibalized it for parts. :=( Al N1AL __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] To those about to rock, we salute you (K3 v. K2)
Everyone that homebrews has these stories. Each one is a heart-breaker. Mine was a Heathkit DX-20 with my own custom screen modulator for AM, built in 1971 and mod'ed in 1973. I reused the tubes in another TX and tossed everything else. Argh. Ah... history. Still have the DX-60 that came after though. It still works too. But all in all, I'm very pleased that we have the K3 now, and we're in an age where magic is stil possible. Seems like at least 3000+ others agree... 73, matt W6NIA On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:33:16 -0800, you wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 16:56 -0800, eric norris wrote: My biggest regret as a ham is selling the Heathkit HW-16 and HW-101 I built in my youth--to buy a used TS-520. It makes me sick thinking about it. My biggest regret is that I no longer have my first homebrew project, a one-tube (6U8A) regenerative short wave receiver built from an article in Popular Electronics magazine back when I was in high school in 1967. It worked great until I cannibalized it for parts. :=( Al N1AL __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] To those about to rock, we salute you (K3 v. K2)
I did the same thing and got rid of the HW-101 and some other stuff to buy a TS-520 then on to the TS-820. I never looked back. I never had anymore Heathkit Green in the shack (except for the Sb-220 which I did dump too) I did not miss the Hw-101. The darn thing had paper coil slugs and the change of temperature and humidity. I never had the darn cover on it for long. The screws were always out. I never looked back Different strokes for different folks. Lee - K0WA In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - J. Wolf __ 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
