[Elecraft] K3 - WRTC Customs Pro Forma listings

[David Gilbert]

I wouldn't be surprised if weight and size had something to do with 
their choice as well, though.

73,
Dave   AB7E



On 7/14/2010 8:03 PM, Lu Romero wrote:
> Incredibly interesting between-the-lines reading here.
>
>    
>> http://www.wrtc2010.ru/press/R3_license_for_SVO.pdf
>> http://www.wrtc2010.ru/press/R3_license_for_DME.pdf
>>      
> What I find amazing in these lists is that Scott Robbins,
> the Ex-Product Manager of the Ten Tec Orion transceiver
> product line, brought with him, for his personal use...
>
> ...An Elecraft K3!
>
> That's like Col. Sanders going to Chick-Fil-A for lunch!  Or
> Papa John ordering Pizza Hut for Dinner!
>
> And, contesting Jedi and CQ WW Champion Multi Multi station
> owner Tim Duffy, who operates the defacto "NASCAR Factory
> Team" for Icom (complete with "Team ICOM" uniforms), and who
> apears in advertisements touting the superior performance of
> the Icom 7XXX line of transceivers, brought with him for his
> personal use...
>
> ...An Elecraft K3!
>
> That's like Dale Ernhardt bringing a Toyota Camry to drive
> in the Daytona 500!
>
> This list is sort of like discovering that Bill Gates uses
> an Apple Mac Book running OS/X to do Microsoft presentations
> with!
>
> Now, we all know that the invitees to this party could
> afford to bring *anything* they wanted to bring.  Im also
> sure that any rig manufacturer would have been happy to
> supply them with anything they wanted, just for the
> asking...
>
> But they both showed up with K3's.  So did most of the
> competitors!
>
> Why?
>
> Did Eric and Wayne stack the deck by giving away free radios
> (the *real* reason for the upcoming price increases, right)?
>   But even if I got a free radio, wouldnt I want to use what
> I am most familiar operating with and had the highest
> possible performance in this important competition?
>
> Could it be because they would have exceeded their baggage
> weight limit if they brought their usual rig?  Or was it
> because of the tables supplied for the tents had fragile
> light weight legs that could collapse if loaded with 80lbs
> of radio?  Or maybe because the organizers would not supply
> trucks to take their radios to the tents... Its a really big
> field at WRTC, you know.  Lugging a 7800 or a 9000 on your
> back for a kilometer could be life threatening to you and
> career enhancing for your Chiropractor!
>
> The choices these two guys, as well as most of the other
> competitors, made for their personal WRTC competition rig
> say alot to me.
>
> -lu w4lt (currently/9V1)-
>
>
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