[Elecraft] Interesting Conversation about FT-5000 vs K3

[Wes Stewart]

We are in the same boat.  I've been working on and off on a LPD antenna to replace my HB 20-meter monobander.  After chasing ZL8X around the bands using just a 40/80 meter inverted vee (22 band/modes worked) I was saying to my wife that maybe I should just breakdown and buy something.

She said, "How much?"  I said, "About $1500 or so."  She said, "Buy it, we have the money."

Of course we have the money because I've been frugal.  Also she thinks I'll get the bathroom remodeled faster if I'm not working on antennas. :-)

Whenever I've thought that there was something that I absolutely, positively couldn't live without, I have just waited a month to see how I felt then.  Usually, I could live without it, if not, I bought it.

Wes  N7WS

--- On Wed, 12/1/10, Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Now that I'm not "saving for
> retirement" any more -- I AM retired --
> I have more money to spend on radios than
> ever.   :>)
> 
> Of course it helps that I paid off all those pesky loans a
> while back
> and don't owe anyone a dime on anything.  Also helps
> I've always been
> a tightwad, even on radios.
> 
> 73, Guy.