[Elecraft] Reason for choosing Elecraft

[Terry Schieler]

Wow.  I just realized that I am an apparent exception to all of the reasons
given for climbing on board the Elecraft express.

I didn't even know what a K2 was when I bought one and built it in the late
'90's.  I have been a kit builder for 53 years and became frustrated that
few new kits were available in our industry.  So I bought the K2. 

I was not a contester and knew nothing about the K2's performance
capabilities.  I knew nothing of Wayne's and Eric's passion for engineering
excellence and wonderful customer service.  I knew nothing about the
outstanding support personnel in Aptos.  I knew nothing of the fine group of
people on this reflector.  I simkply wanted to melt some solder and build
something.

Glad I did.  Since then I have become aware of all the greatness of "all
things Elecraft".  My purchases of all the mini modules, the K3 and the P3
were a natural progression.  (I even bought the shirt).

Keep 'em coming, guys!

Terry, W0FM





-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Rodgers [mailto:mikerodgerske5gbc at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:38 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Reason for choosing Elecraft

Hi All, a couple reasons that stand out for me are that I like or love width
and shift and if you notice all or most other rigs have done away with them.
Oh yeah, their replaced by lo/ high cut or dual passband tuning. A lot of
elecrafters say that it's not needed on ssb that lo/ hi cut is much easier
on ssb ( not cw) but that don't CUT it for me. Pun intended. I really like
the fact that the shift is numbered. I have a little chart with which shift
works best with corresponding width. 

2. I like the idea of narrow roofing filters although havnt proven their
$130 value on ssb and I find myself using a width of 1.6 a lot on ssb. 

3. I like the idea of being able to use a multitude of different microphones
and not having to shell out $150-$200 on a good mic. 

73
Mike R
K3 5047

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