What sad news. Phil and I became friends after conversing about the recipes for
his spices. I ordered a large variety and he threw in a couple others that he
recommended. He was passionate about his cooking products, Elecraft, our
hobby and life in general. Great guy. I will think of him
When my wife died 13 years ago, I mentioned that my son and I were just
not equipped to prepare edible meals. Phil sent me a large assortment of
his spices, unsolicited but much appreciated, to at least mask our
mistakes. Thanks to him, we had our last meal standing next to each
other over the
I'm very sorry to hear of Phil's passing. My condolences to Diane and
Phil's family.
I'm sure you'll be able to operate that dream station in honor of Phil's
true spirit and make him proud.
Dave W8FGU
On 04/18/2013 02:16 PM, Kyle N4NSS wrote:
Greetings to Group:
I have the sad news to
My condolences to Phil's family and his many friends.
I have never met Phil in person, but we have had many very pleasant
email exchanges in the past. Our last conversation was around the
building of a custom cable adapter to allow him to use his microphone
with the KX3. I hope he had many
Ron,
Build it yourself! Just a suggestion; but you'd be missing a major part
of the experience if you farmed it out. (no offense to the fine Hams who
do build Elecraft rigs for others). Just a personal story. I have two
kids, aged three and four; and I built my K2 when they were aged two
Wow, I am quite impressed at the responses both on this reflector and
direct. I appreciate the info from builders for hire, as well as the
encouragement to build it myself. To answer many of your responses, I _am_
considering doing it myself, but it is a matter of time and motivation. I
have an
By all means, if you have the capability, build the radio. It is a lot
of fun. Then you'll want to build another option for it, and then still
another. It is insidious but you will feel a bit depressed after
finishing your first Elecraft kit. However, remember you can use the rig
for
I only had a couple of problems building the K2/100, various options,
and a KAT100-1. I'd suggest a Dremel tool for stripping paint and
anodizing and a pocket knife for stripping 20ga enameled wire. Use the
pocket knife to get most of the enamel off before you start to tin it.
The smaller gauge
I don't have the temperament to sit down at a bench and build an
electronic device
In addition, I like the idea of supporting the traditions of ham radio
by patronizing kit makers and kit builders, rather than appliance
manufacturers.
Let me offer the advice you didn't ask for, since
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