[Elecraft] Elecraft news story

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Maybe they meant 1917. Sheesh, he doesn't LOOK that old...

Ron AC7AC

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Dorchuck W6VY
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:51 PM
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Like most newspaper stories - not very accurate:

"In 1971, when Swartz became licensed, there were only about 25,000
so-called hams"

Bob  W6VY

--- Mike B <kw1nd at comcast.net> wrote:

> This story is a couple years old, and has probably already had a 
> bazillion comments on this list in its day, but I just found it and 
> thought it was
> interesting.
> 
>
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2005/May/15/biz/stories/01biz.htm
> 
> There are even vague hints about the K3 in it.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mike KW1ND