[Elecraft] K3: Stealth High-End Radio

[Phil Hystad]

So, today I received the latest CQ Magazine in the mail and see this interesting article about a movie with Harrison Ford and other notable actors.  Apparently, ham radio plays a part, thus the article.  The author was asked if he had any high-end radios that could play a part in a movie.  Quoting from the article:

    "So, you need a high-end radio for a Harrison Ford movie?  I have
     an Elecraft K3 which (at least in my view) is a high-end radio, but
     it does not look like a high-end radio.  Right away, I think about a
     Yaesu, since their high-end radios usually have lots of knobs and
     lights.  Just what a movie scene would like."

So, the K3 was upstaged by a Yaesu because of knobs and lights (and, probably physical size).  But, reading the rest of the article we find that the Yaesu's part was cut and replaced by the understudy, some old Boat Anchor Hallicrafters. 

I had never heard of the movie though (Paranoia) so I looked it up to find that it was a box office bomb -- probably not Harrison Ford's fault but I wonder if the K3 would have made a difference enough to create a smash hit.

73, phil, K7PEH