[Elecraft] LOW RESALE VALUE OF LOW SERIAL NUMBERS

[Fred Jensen]

K9ZTV wrote:
> 
> Newer is not necessarily better, younger is not necessarily wiser, but 
> upgradable IS certainly an equalizer.
> 

A huge life-lesson I learned in the military in combat is that having a 
college degree and a commission did not automatically make me smarter or 
wiser than my troops ... some of whom were very young.  In fact, it 
almost never made me smarter or wiser, regardless of their age.  And the 
real-life experiences and wisdom of my NCO's trumped me every time :-)

Since I started this "low S/N thread" [and sort of wish now that I 
hadn't], I wonder how many hams choose a new radio because it is 
forecast to hold it's value for resale?  I sure don't.  My original 
question, which has pretty much been answered was, "Other than getting 
the radio sooner rather than later, what is the attraction of a S/N 
<200?"  One off-reflector answer seemed particularly wise [to me at 
least], "I might not live long enough to enjoy a high S/N K3," but then, 
that's still the "get it soon" argument.

It was just a curiosity question born from the massive reflector traffic 
about S/N's and who gets which ones and whose is lower.  On the other 
hand, the reflector is also filled with incredibly good technical and 
operational stuff about a K3 radio that I've seen and touched but won't 
have mine for awhile.  I've been dutifully saving this wisdom, however 
I'm wise enough now to know that I'll never sort my way through all of 
it when I actually have my radio in front of me and on the air.  I'd pay 
some money for software that would organize this info for me.  Just the 
traffic and advice on ALC is daunting.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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