[Elecraft] Just a thought

[Hop - AC8NS]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Turnbull" <turnbull at net1.ie>
To: "'Mike'" <ve3wdm at hotmail.com>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Just a thought


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>     Yes I am happy to see my country of birth and citizenship again
> producing quality ham radio equipment.   It is natural to feel this way 
> but
> my dream car is still a Porsche.
>
>                      73 Doug EI2CN
>
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Doug,

My dream rig was always a "made in USA" ensemble of some sort. When I 
decided to become an active ham again, I looked at what was now available 
and landed in a big vat of Elecraft Kool-Aid. So many choices! I looked at 
the Flexradio offerings too, but while "interesting" they didn't seem very 
affordable or as good as (spec wise) the Elecraft KX3. Plus, they just don't 
have the "look and feel" of an amateur radio. Okay, that pretty much dates 
me.

I would like to have a K3/100 and all the accessories, but I can't afford 
that yet. Back in the day it would have been a Collins KWM-2A, but I 
couldn't afford that either. Maybe by the time I can afford it, Elecraft 
will be making the KX3/KW (hand-held hot-pocket rocket pumping out 1.5KW 
PEP). Yeah, riiiiight. You think your cell phone gets hot? Hi hi!

My dream car is a Tesla Sportster. By the time I can afford one of those it 
will have the Mr. Fusion option.

73 de AC8NS
Hop - an ARRL member again