[Elecraft] I thought Elecraft was a household name!

[Gary Gregory]

*Nate,

Well I was a dealer for Yaesu at the time I ordered the k3 which was to be
a 'portable' unit and the big 9000D and it's baby brother the 2000D was to
remain in the shack.

I just about fell off the chair when I listened to the receiver on the K3
and A/B switched the Yaesu's with the K3.

Now I had some serious cash tied up in the shack and I didn't blink at all
when I sold the Yucksu's mate. I was glad they were gone, I had a desk I
could now see, room for my laptop, and to my mind not a single doubt in the
world I had reached Ham Nirvana...:-)

And I still think that way too.

With the arrival of the KAT500 in a couple of weeks, my K-Line will be
complete..that is until that devilish duo come up with another toy I 'must'
have...dang they know how to keep a fella poor eh?

73 Nate,

Gary
*
On 16 July 2012 12:55, Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:

> * On 2012 15 Jul 12:11 -0500, Gary Gregory wrote:
> > *Nate,
> >
> > Um, in 2007 I had never heard of Elecraft either. Come to think of it, I
> > thought I was told the wrong name and that it was Hallicrafter...:-(
>
> Heh!
>
> Even though I don't do much QRP operating, I've kept an eye on the
> goings on in QRP land because once in a while I like to build something
> and there is really some innovation happening in that facet of amateur
> radio.  Without the QRP facet Elecraft probably does not exist or at
> least as we know it.  Anyway, I recall seeing the early ads and reviews
> for the K2, K1 and onward.
>
> At first I probably discounted the K3 by thinking it was out of my price
> class but in late 2009 I spent some time eavesdropping on the bands and
> heard a lot of praise heaped on the K3 and then evaluated my finances
> and put a plan in place.  By that time I was well aware of Elecraft from
> various sources including demonstrations by Jim, W0Eb, et. al. at
> hamfests, but still sought to learn more, joined this list about two
> years ago, and pulled the trigger in October 2010.
>
> > Some of us ARE a bit slow on the uptake mate.
>
> I'm in the same club more than I'd care to admit.  ;-)
>
> 73 de Nate, N0NB >>
>
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>
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-- 
*Gary*
*"If you don't know where you are going you will probably end up somewhere
else."*