[Elecraft] Have we gone Off Track?

[Fred Jensen]

Darwin, Keith wrote:
> Yea, I think we have.  Or at least the list has shifted and isn't the
> same as it was.

Hmmm ... the list has changed some, but you're right, the K3 both upped 
the volume of postings just a little :-) and the fact that no one is 
building them yet may have led to a bit more "idle chatter," maybe out 
of boredom waiting, although if that's the case, some folks may have too 
much idle time on their hands ;-)

Honestly however, I see lots of non-K3 Elecraft product and building 
questions, all answered by the "usual suspects" [we all know who they 
are, don't we].  I've also found this list to be a great source of info 
about related stuff ... like the recent question about keyer paddle 
options, likes, and dislikes, and the huge number of responses.  I have 
two Benchers I'm sort of happy with, but after seeing all the posts and 
hitting the URL's that many of them contained, I believe I'm going to 
upgrade.  Andrea has been spending on her hobby quite a bit lately, and 
under our "Equal Hobby Allowance" policy, each buck means a buck in my 
radio account.  I might not have enough for a solid platinum Begali, but 
I'm closing in.

I'm sure Eric will advise us if things are getting out of hand.  BTW, 
the new web archive is pretty cool.  I may set my reflector option to 
"no mail" as soon as I find my password.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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