Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-11 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
L. T. Stem wrote: A very fair and true statement. Although there is a large something left out. Some 7,000 strong ops who are K2 owners should be included as well. A good point - I should have mentioned the important segment of K3 owners who particularly want *their* K3 to be a

[Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread Edward Dickinson, III
I'd like to offer that my favored types of operation do not fit what are seemingly the foci of many of the participants that seem to constitute the Elecraft fan base. I am not a DXer, Contester, QRPer, CW or Keyboard Operator. In short, I am a nearly 100% SSB HF, Rag-Chew operator. December of

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread Phil LaMarche
...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward Dickinson, III Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:04 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience I'd like to offer that my favored types of operation do not fit what are seemingly

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
Edward Dickinson, III wrote: I'd like to offer that my favored types of operation do not fit what are seemingly the foci of many of the participants that seem to constitute the Elecraft fan base. I am not a DXer, Contester, QRPer, CW or Keyboard Operator. In short, I am a nearly 100% SSB HF,

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread Gary Gregory
Ian, Good comment...:-) Gary On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Ian White GM3SEK gm3...@ifwtech.co.ukwrote: Edward Dickinson, III wrote: I'd like to offer that my favored types of operation do not fit what are seemingly the foci of many of the participants that seem to constitute the

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread Mel Farrer
garyvk...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gary Gregory garyvk...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience To: Ian White GM3SEK gm3...@ifwtech.co.uk Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 1:45 PM Ian, Good comment...:-) Gary On Sat, Sep 11, 2010

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Dick, KA5KKT. is right as far as I'm concerned. Like him, I'm 99% rag chewer, although almost all CW instead of SSB. Years ago many guys bought certain makes of transmitters and receivers for the reasons he cites as opposed to raw performance. I was an E.F. Johnson transmitter fan (mostly

[Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

2010-09-10 Thread L. T. Stem
A very fair and true statement. Although there is a large something left out. Some 7,000 strong ops who are K2 owners should be included as well. Carry on Eric and Wayne. 73,  Skip  WB4DAD __ Elecraft mailing list