[Elecraft] New Contest Transceiver

[Shaun Oliver]

I'm sorry to sound like some kind of whining bitch, but, is it me, or is 
amateur radio fast becoming a pissing contest of sorts to see who has 
the flashiest rig at the cost of a new car. I for one refuse to spend 
that amount of money on a hobby I know I'll get alot of fun out of. I'm 
not completely sure about contests and what place they hold within the 
amateur community, but I'm sure there's a place and a reason for them. 
hell, I might even try my hand at a couple when I finally gain me ticket.
you don't need the latest icom or kenwood or yaesu, which you'd have to 
take out a mortgage to own, half the fun as far as I'm concerned is 
working with what you have. and sometimes, that might be a pile of cow 
shit, some duct tape, fencing wire for a feeder and a couple of aluminum 
coke cans for a matching circuit, and an old valve radio that's been 
beaten to death and still manages to put out it's full power. if the 
above works, why change?
me, I'm all for having a nice long chat with the fellas and working a 
little dx occasionally. I use to like to do that on the chocolate box 
but, there's too many fools there for that to be any fun anymore.
sorry if I sound whiney but, yeah there you have it, my 2 cents worth.


On 18/03/2008 9:47 PM, the old scribe known as Bill W4ZV was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> 
> 
> W7is wrote:
>> If your interested in seeing the latest offering of a 
>> contest  grade transceiver,  take a look at this link. 
>> Reading their  brochure is a real hoot!!     During the next 
>> 10 days it will be making its official debut.  
>>
> 
> Not news.  IC-7700 was announced about the same time (i.e. Dayton last year)
> as the K3.  You too can spend twice as much as a K3, with no Sub RX and get
> worse performance.  I'm sure the contest gang will gobble these up...NOT. 
> You could buy 2 fully K3s outfitted for SO2R for less than one IC-7700...but
> it sure is pretty!  ;-)
> 
> 73,  Bill
>