[Elecraft] Jurrasic Radio vs. K3

[Julius Fazekas n2wn]

*chuckles*

At the same age, my first transmitter too was a DX20, borrowed and an old
Navy Boat Anchor (literally weighed like 75 pounds) my uncle got from the
Coast Guard. Borrowed a DX40 for a while too.

Finally put together $50 and bought a Johnson Viking Ranger from W1BBJ (SK).
Loved the look and feel of that radio even though it drifted all over the
place. 

When I was "serious" about a contest, I was able to borrow a HW-16 from
Durland Scout Center, W2NVB, for the better receiver. I envied the guys with
Drakes ;o) At Durland, we had a pile in the basement with more ARC-5 radios
than maybe the entire 8th Air Force, had we and others not used them for so
many projects, they'd still be $5 to $10 each. Here in Oak Ridge, even in
recent years, some of them show up brand spanking new in original packaging.
Says something about the expected survival rate of the aircraft that used
them. 

My very first transceiver was an Ftdx560, which I modified to get it on 160.
Remember actually melting the sweep tube finals during a CQWWDX contest.
Wish I still had those...

Fond memories of my first yagi too, a Gotham, which promptly disintegrated
in the first ice storm it met.

The only things I wish I still had are my original logs and those of 9X5KE,
who I managed for a brief period, but they were destroyed in a flood.

The soldering iron was always hot and I am still amazed we didn't kill
ourselves with all the exposed HV and RF, but it sure was fun.

My K2s gave me the kit building fun that I didn't get to enjoy as much when
I was younger. I do miss the glow of the tubes and the aroma of that
equipment. But I have no regrets leaving that equipment behind, when it
comes to performance compared to what I have now...

If someone really wants a trip down memory lane, I have a nice Eldico
SSB100F begging to be restored ;o)

wayne burdick wrote:
> 
> In 1971, at age 14, I had a Heath DX20 (from a swap meet) and a  
> Hallicrafters SX111 (from an SK). I wonder which of the controls on a  
> K3 I would have been able to figure out back then?  :)
> 
> That's about the time I first dreamed about designing my own kits. I  
> even tried one: a digital tach. But those SN7490s were just too  
> expensive....
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
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Julius Fazekas
N2WN

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Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366
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