[Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

[Mel Farrer]

Dream on Wayne, 

Here is the past running like hell to catch up.  Like a tandem bike on steroids.



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Mel, K6KBE
      From: Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
 To: David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> 
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 11:15 AM
 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S
   
Dave,

It was entirely tongue-in-cheek. See my followup posting. I'm a huge supporter of E-cars in general. I'm just jealous.

Wayne ("off-topic"), N6KR




On Oct 6, 2015, at 11:10 AM, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:

> 
> That seems like a pretty mean-spirited snipe at a company that has arguably done more to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream than any other.  Other companies may have higher volume and lower cost models out there, but Tesla is the first one with the conviction to prove it can be successful as a standalone business instead of just a side offering to satisfy EPA average mileage requirements.  Certainly Tesla has started at the top end of the food chain to do so, but their focus is headed toward the larger market ... demonstrating along the way that electric vehicles don't need to be the underpowered laughing stocks they were typically portrayed as.
> 
> Dave  AB7E
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/6/2015 10:41 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> 
>> As for any engineer rumored to own a Tesla: Who am I to comment on whether they should raid their retirement nest-eggs to buy overpriced, overpowered, conspicuously consumptive, middle-age-postponing sports sedans? (Isn't the 'T' for Testosterone, something always in short supply? Might a Tesla be partially covered by the prescription drug clause in one's medical insurance?)
>> 
>> Finally, regarding the mobile radio: Go for it. Driving a Tesla, you may very well find yourself outside the cellphone network and many miles from that elusive next charging station.
>> 
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 


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