[Elecraft] Serial Number Check for Elecraft gear

[Kenneth Talbott]

Brian, Eric is not totally off base.  I managed manufacturing and
engineering organizations all my life.  The occasional incidents of theft
resulted from a normally good person being overcome by temptation when
someone didn't secure their purse, locker, toolbox, or other personal
property.  This is not meant to excuse the perp!  More than once I
terminated and prosecuted the culprit.  And often I lost an excellent
employee, one whose services I would have retained had the purse, locker,
toolbox been secured.  It behooves all of us to avoid placing people in
situations where their innate honesty is simply overwhelmed by lust for an
object!

I always mount my mobile radio so it is not visible from outside the locked
vehicle.  Antenna is a bit more difficult, but I will remove it and place it
inside vehicle if in doubt.  And I carry a black bath towel to cover any
article I can't hide.  (Towel always comes in handy at Hamvention!)

I do not know the details of the loss, but do regret that the ham community
is stained by the mere possibility that the perpetrator was one of us.

Ken - ke4rg 

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.   Socrates

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 2:15 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Serial Number Check for Elecraft gear

Eric...that's the most ridiculous thing I've read today.   How is it the 
KX3 owners fault at all?  Please, explain.

On 5/18/2015 1:06 PM, EricJ wrote:
> If someone steals your radio, the thief is only partially to blame.
>
> Eric
> KE6US

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