[Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

[Phil LaMarche]

Thank you for putting your post in OUR language.  I've been licensed for 61
years and operate mostly SSB and occasionally DX if in the mood.  I've owned
almost every radio over the years except the 7800 and 9000.  No interest in
those bloated boxes.  I came from  a Flex 5000 to the K3 and haven't looked
back in 3 years.  I am so satisfied with the operation and Elecraft as a
whole.  About to order the P3 and will order the KPA500 when available.
When that happens I will sell my THP 1.2 K and perhaps LP-Pan which I love
because of being partially SDR. Wish someone would develop a complete SDR
package for the K3.  Actually learned to like SDR better than knobs for
simplicity and fun. I also use 6&2 meters with large beams at 80 ft.  I
smiled at your email because some times, I don't understand what all the
chatter is about but wish I did but that doesn't stop me from being
completely satisfied with my K3.

Phil 


Philip LaMarche
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward Dickinson, III
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:04 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft - Ethic, Esthetic and Experience

I'd like to offer that my favored types of operation do not fit what are
seemingly the foci of many of the participants that seem to constitute the
Elecraft fan base.  I am not a DXer, Contester, QRPer, CW or Keyboard
Operator.  In short, I am a nearly 100% SSB HF, Rag-Chew operator.  December
of this year will mark my 30th year as an amateur radio operator, though my
exposure to the hobby began about 1960.  The efforts of Elecraft are not
wasted on me.


For me the participating in Elecrafting involves no less than the following
interrelated concepts.

	Ethic - The principles that form the base of Elecrafting include,
"Hands On Radio," community input in the development stage, and responsive
support.

	Esthetic - My Houghton Miffin eReference offers the following
definition for Elegance:  "Restraint and grace of style."  What I know of
Elecraft meets that definition quite precisely.

	Experience - For those that choose to participate in the Elecraft
Experience, there is much more offered than absolute measurements can
display.  Dollars per Watt, bottom dollar, decibel measurements,  point
tallies and such are but a very few quantities with which to evaluate the
overall Experience.  Overemphasizing them may cause some to at times
overlook other rich qualities of the Experience.


While Elecraft shines very well in many, if not most aspects which can be
measured and quantified, "The Whole is More than the Sum of the Parts."
Elecraft products and the Elecraft Experience are much more than the
hardware and the various measurements, be those technical or of currency.

Are there possible quantifications or collections thereof by which Elecraft
might fall short of some other manufacturer..?  Too much energy to either
the left or the right of the decimal point can sometimes be just that.


73,
Dick - KA5KKT

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