[Elecraft] Should You Built It? Not necessarily

[Daniel Reynolds]

There are (at least) three types of people on this list:

- those who take pride in what they build
- those who take pride in what they operate
- those who take pride in both

Count me in the third category. I thoroughly enjoyed the building process, and
have no fear of having to dig into my K2 if I need to fix it. In fact, I had to
fix it about 3-4 weeks after I finished it succesfully because my PLL crystal
was flaking out. It is my only HF transceiver, and will continue to remain so
until Elecraft releases something even better.

Would I ever part with my K2? No - because I built it (I happen to be attached
to #3421). Unless I was in dire financial need, I doubt I'd sell it, because it
is about the cheapest form of active 'entertainment' I own. When I bought the
K2, it was with the intention of it being my only radio for a very long time -
and it can go just about anywhere I need to go - home, car-camping, picnic
table portable - and it is an ideal field day radio (my favorite activity).

My 2 cents,
Daniel AA0NI

--- EricJ <eric_csuf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>  
>  I'm sorry, but the idea of "bonding" with inanimate objects is beyond my
> understanding.