[Elecraft] How I Found Elecraft

Tue Dec 31 23:34:01 2002

Mychael -
Yep, you kinda' got "wound up" in it didn't you! Happy New Year!
73/Tim NZ7C
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mychael Morohovich AA3WF" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How I Found Elecraft


> Due to excessive QRM from local FM and BC stations, I was having trouble
> getting a little home-brewed x-tal radio that I was building as a gift for
> my father to work. This was my first foray into the world of radio.
> Frustrated, I called up one of the offending stations and spoke with the
> head electronic engineer. He volunteered to stop by my place on his way
home
> from work that day to see what he could do.
>
> While he was hopelessly fiddling with my lil unshielded radio we got to
> talking, and long story short he said something to this effect: "You know,
> if you are into building stuff, there is this little company in CA called
> Elecraft...". I didn't even have my ticket then, and really didn't know
much
> about amateur radio at all. Having played with electronics years before
> while helping a big brother of my best friend build a Heathkit stereo
> component, I knew I enjoyed electronic kits. "Elecraft, huh?"
>
> After the engineer left, I logged on to the internet and performed a
search
> on Elecraft and promptly joined the reflector where, among a host of other
> good souls, I eventually met my good friend and Elmer, Ron AC7AC. The next
> thing you know, I was studying for my license and a few months later
passed
> my Extra exam. Somewhere in there I managed to convince my wife that I
> really needed to have a K2, so the money was produced and the building
> commenced.
>
> An ironic aside here is that while researching that first xtal radio, I
came
> across a mention in a book devoted to amateur radio exclaiming how much
fun
> it was communicating and exchanging QSL cards with interesting strangers
> around the world using something called CW. "CW? QSL cards? Strangers?!!"
At
> the time, I recall it sounding like a really dopey thing to do <G>.
>
> No big wonderful story here, but it does go to show how one seemingly
> insignificant thing can lead to another until we end up in places we never
> could have imagined.
>
> Tnx es 73,
>
> Mychael AA3WF
> K2#1025
>
>
>
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