[Elecraft] K rig's longevity?

[Thom LaCosta]

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, Darwin, Keith wrote:

>
> As K9TTM and I chatted back and forth I was thinking about how it would
> be to keep the same rig for decades.  To always have that old friend
> ready to go.  I listened to his signal and thought about relay-based
> semi break-in.  I thought about tube warm-up.  I thought about tuning
> finals.  I thought about 1000 Hz side tone.  I listened to his signal
> and adjusted my RIT to match his drift.  I then looked at my K2 and was
> VERY happy to not be running an old classic rig.

You might want to view some of the threads in mailing lists or web forums where 
some of us talk about still operating some of the gear we've had for xx years.

I still have some gear that was 15 years old when I first used it 30 plus years 
ago.

Will it be as modern as my Elecraft...nope.  Will I rush out and dump my K2 
after the K3 is here....nope.

But then, I am not into the newest cars, and the latest toys (g).

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