[Elecraft] K3: Stealth High-End Radio

[Fred Jensen]

On 9/5/2013 7:25 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:

> So, the K3 was upstaged by a Yaesu because of knobs and lights (and,
> probably physical size).

Ah yes, "Tokyo At Night", name given to the "stereo sets" on the market 
shortly after I came home from SE Asia.

   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.

It's always the boat anchors.  The movie about the ham kid who found his 
dead dad on the air was Heathkit I think.  I guess they look more like 
"real radios" to non-hams.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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