[Elecraft] ELECRAFT K3 :0)

[David Cutter]

And precisely how do you explain the mile-wide non-volatile smile on your 
fizzog ?  Ladies of the female species just KNOW when there's something 
going on.  Come clean from the start or you are TOAST.


David
G3UNA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <N2EY at aol.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ELECRAFT K3


> In a message dated 4/28/07 2:15:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> xlr at sympatico.ca
> writes:
>
>
>> This is going to be costly.
>> First the K3 and then the divorce lawyer :O)
>>
>
> There are ways around that. Here are some ideas I read about, a long time
> ago:
>
> 1) Bring purchase home in trunk of car. Under cover of darkness, move
> purchase from car to basement window well. Open basement window and
> bring purchase inside. (Only works with basement shacks near openable
> windows)
>
> 2) Keep large trash can in basement. Make a big show of how much
> useless stuff you are getting rid of each trash day. Bring purchase
> home in trunk of car. Under cover of darkness, after trash day, while
> retrieving empty can, put purchase into can and bring into basement.
> (Only works with basement shacks)
>
> 3) Mail parts and small purchases to yourself, with computer-made
> official-looking labels from ham rig makers. Labels should say "FREE
> SAMPLE" and "FOR EVALUATION BY (your call)". Helps to include official-
> looking questionnaire and return envelope. (Only works with small
> items in new condition)
>
> 4) Dismantle purchase at friend's house. Bring parts into house using
> various methods listed above. Mix in with parts stock, which must be
> big enough that additions are undetectable. Reassemble gradually so it
> takes shape slowly and is not noticed. "And I built it myself from
> parts I had on hand". (Works best with kits and homebrew that need
> restoring anyway).
>
> 5) Sell 3 or 4 big things that you don't use and which are virtually
> worthless, in order to buy one thing you really want. Helps to have
> lots of useless big things around for such deals.
>
> 6) Deny, deny, deny. "That? I've always had that. Got it at the Podunk
> Hollow hamfest in 1998. Cost over $700 new, I got a deal for less than
> $50. You just never noticed it before."
>
> 7) Ham friend comes over, drops purchase off at your house. Says he's
> moving, vacationing, having work done to his house, etc., and would
> you hold onto the thing "for a while" so it won't get dirty, lost or
> damaged? (Works best if ham friend does you, or better yet 'hon', a
> bunch of non-ham-radio favors, so you owe him several favors back, and
> can't refuse him. Meanwhile you've done the same things for *him*, so he 
> can
> do the same deal.)
>
> The following three can only be used once, so save them for that dream
> purchase.
>
> 8) If you only have permission to buy one thing, but want two things,
> have "radio store" (ham friend) send you both. Call "radio store" on
> phone and complain about second item sent to you "by mistake". Spend a
> lot of time on phone trying to convince them it's *their* mistake,
> that you refuse to pay for the item, it's not on your credit-card bill, 
> etc.
>
> Finally have "radio store" send you official-looking apology letter saying
> they're
> sorry, they discovered the mistake, and you can just keep the second
> item for free as a goodwill gesture from them. (Helps to practice one-
> sided phone conversations by listening to old Bob Newhart routines).
>
> 9) Bring purchase into house when no one is home. Wrap up in
> unlabeled, dusty, old, cardboard box. Hide in unusual place, away from
> your ham gear - attic if shack is in basement, garage, etc. Bury it
> under stuff that hasn't been disturbed in a long time, and won't be
> normally moved.
>
> After a suitable time has elapsed, get family to do "housecleaning".
> Best if someone else discovers box. You act surprised, overjoyed,
> cradle unit in your arms, tell family you thought it was lost years
> ago and you thought it was gone forever, you'd never see it again,
> etc. Long detailed story of how you delivered papers for three years
> to save up for it helps. (Only works with old items that you could have
> once owned).
>
> 10) Go to hamfest. Don't buy a thing (officially) - better yet, sell
> a bunch of stuff. Leave early. That night, receive phone call from
> excited ham friend telling you that you won the grand prize in the
> doorprize/raffle. Pick up "grand prize" (your purchase) at his house -
> which you dropped off there on the way home. (Only works with new
> items. Mad scramble looking for raffle ticket stubs in car, clothing,
> etc., with heroic rescue just before they go into the washing machine,
> helps divert attention).
>
> -- 
>
> Not that I've actually *done* any of the above, mind you.
>
> Wouldn't dream of it. Not me!
>
> ---
>
> Just something I read somewhere - QST about 1970.
> Yeah, QST....that's the ticket. Yup, QST.
>
> 73 de Jim, N2EY
>
> No, really - there *was* such an article.
>
> I'm not making this up.
>
> Honest.
>
> It was when QST was still in the small format. Had the raffle
> ticket thing and all. You can look it up.
>
> Would I lie?
>
>
>
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