[Elecraft] Re: REPRISE: As good as it gets...for now?

[David Wilburn]

A used K3?  Who has ever heard of such a thing?  ;)
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David Wilburn
k4dgw at k4dgw.com
K4DGW
K2 S/N 5982


On Sun, 2008-01-06 at 14:49 -0700, Kevin Schmidt wrote:
> Dear Ron,
> 
> My experience is that all radios depreciate in constant dollars with time.
> So another way of "storage", that is almost certainly more economical,
> would be to sell your K2. That money plus the interest earned will likely
> buy a better rig, for example a used K3, when and if you decide to get
> back on the air.
> 
> 73 Kevin w9cf
> 
> >I'm going to put everything in storage for a few years until solar
> >activity picks up. Pretty much everything is boxed up and stored in
> >the garage already. But I'm curious about the best way to store my K2
> >and a few other electronic items for the long term. I thinking a big
> >zip-lock bag, a little desiccant and a store in the house to minimize
> >temp/humidity cycling.
> >
> >Ideas for long-term storage only please--I have no interest or desire
> >to spend money on station improvements to make operating more
> >successful/interesting.
> >-- 
> >73, Rod Ai7NN 
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