[Elecraft] SKN 2012

[Don Wilhelm]

John,

FB on your "Trophy Case".  I do not have any trophy case of past rigs.  
I do have some of my old tube receivers stowed away in the attic - I 
don't know why, but I just can't part with them and since they are 
homebrew, they are not regarded as classics to be rebuilt.
I did sell my BC-348 long ago and have regretted it, I don't know what 
happened to the SW-54 receiver I used as a novice (any questions about 
why I did not have many contacts?), and the nice homebrew transmitter I 
built for my Novice station was cannibalized for parts to be used in 
other projects (teenager with limited monetary resources).

So you see, I am not in the habit of buying gear with any mind toward 
selling it in the future, nor do I wish to put all my past homebrew 
projects on display (although that may be worthy of some consideration 
for what is left in my collection).

I do have an attachment to those things that I build, and if I have 
built them for myself, would never consider selling them.  I just keep 
them around so I can look at them once in a while and "remember when".

You do not have to understand nor agree with my personal version of 
nostalgia, but as we look back (hey, it is New Year's Eve - a time for 
looking back and anticipating the future) we can enjoy our past 
accomplishments and take lessons from those things that did not turn out 
so well.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/31/2011 6:36 PM, John Oppenheimer wrote:
> On 12/31/2011 05:15 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> If you think my fully upgraded (and packed with all options for a QRP
>> K2) original Field Test K2 SN 00020 will be replaced by a KX3, you have
>> another "think" coming.
> Hi Don, obviously, your K2 #20, same as my K2/10 #7212, fits the
> "Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic"
> category. Some day I shall have a QRP rig trophy case; presently, I have
> a HW-8, IC-703, and K2/10. All three were/are well used with enduring
> memories.
>
> John
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