[Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

[Wes]

The last, and I do mean last, Chrysler product I owned was a '79 Roadrunner, bought new.  What a POS. I don't believe time has improved a thing. 

Now I drive an Aussie car, a Pontiac G8 GT. Wish it had more hp tho, 360 is marginal.  But what's this 5000 mile stuff?  I'm putting a new set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports on tomorrow. Went through the current set in a year (28,000 miles.) Gas is cheap ($2.20) life is short. 

Wes. N7WS

ps.  Please keep your Priuses out of the fast lane. Some of us older guys don't have time to waste

On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:44 PM, bsusb <bsusb at k5dkz.com> wrote:

> Tesla?  No,No,No!!  Its got to be a Charger like the Dukes used to drive.  V-8 hemi.  If it gets more than 10 miles to the gallon, it is underpowered.  If you don't put more than 5000 miles a year on the thing, you can easily afford the fuel cost.
> 
> You like electrics?  Go to any golf course.  They already have lots of neat electric carts.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:41:48 -0700
> Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 
>> Neither Elecraft co-owner has a Tesla, nor are we likely to get them anytime soon, speaking strictly for both of us. I drive a very pragmatic Honda CRV and am coveting a Prius V for its better gas mileage. I prefer not to drive at all, actually. I have a hybrid mountain bike that runs on the equivalent of approx. 0.5 McChicken sandwiches per hour.
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 6, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm aware of a few Elecraft engineers and owners having a Tesla Model S,
>>> hence the post.  
>>> 
>>> When I first got my Model S, I had no plans to put a 2m radio in it.  Now
>>> I'm having second thoughts.  Wonder if any Model S owners have installed a
>>> radio?  
>>> 
>>> Feel free to contact me off list at my callsign at arrl.net, if you prefer.
>>> 
>>> Tnx,
>>> Barry W2UP
>> 
>> 
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