[Elecraft] [TowerTalk] Elecraft package for sale

[Phil Hystad]

Phil,

OK.  I still say that to reference the K-3 versus K3 is flimsy at best and definitely not suspicious or that unusual.  The message very well may be written by someone else.  If the person is poor health (and, may have to move to assisted living) having someone else write for him who is not a ham radio operator or familiar with names, could easily make such an innocent mistake.

Also, although I took my reference of your comment about K-3 versus K3, I was not really writing my comments directly to you but speaking more of the fact that several others were calling this guy out as a scammer with close to zero justification.  And, in my opinion, I would say zero justification.

yet another phil


> On Dec 12, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Pardon me, Phil, but please read better before you erupt.
> 
> I said "Not to say it's a scam; but there is something unusual going on." Please note the "Not".
> 
> Unusual yes; if you read his bio in at qrx.com the text style is totally different than in the ad, which I seriously doubt was written by AK4EH; but not likely a scam with the use of a real, verifiable address, etc.
> 
> Phil W7OX
> 
> On 12/12/14 12:03 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>> Being suspicious is one thing but to impinge the reputation of someone (especially someone you don't even know)  without the slightest bit of evidence is wrong.  In fact, it is demeaning to this ham radio community in my opinion.
>> 
>> Someone posted evidence as writing K-3 and P-3 instead of K3 and P3 as evidence of a scammer.  Are you kidding me?  That is your evidence!?
>> 
>> Scammers are definitely smarter than that.  If they are going to go to the trouble of creating a very detailed equipment list as was shown, they would get the details correct, its not rocket science.  I have written P-3 myself before and the only reason is that sometimes my spell checkers will complain if I do not have a hyphen (other times, other software that is, they do not complain).
>> 
>> 73, phil, K7PEH
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 12, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Fri,12/12/2014 11:31 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>>>> Not to say it's a scam; but there is something unusual going on.
>>> You guys sure are suspicious, and with no good reason. Look at his qrz.com listing, and read the first paragraphs of his email. I read it as a guy who is quite stressed about his health, perhaps he's got a nasty diagnosis, maybe even Alzheimer's. May have to go into assisted living, or give up his home. Who knows. But he's inviting prospective buyers to visit his shack to check out the gear. How in the world can we interpret any of this as a potential scam?
>>> 
>>> BTW -- the original post to Tower Talk was by W4GMH, who said he was posting it "to help out one of the local guys."
>>> 
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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