[Elecraft] Prospective K4

[David Wilcox]

This is really funny I think:

Saturday we were sitting in a McDonalds waiting for a ham swap to open.  Up drove a large SUV pulling a 24’ trailer and then pulled in two very new Jeeps all outfitted of off roading.  I estimated that guys hobby (they were all alike and traveling as a group) probably cost him $100,000+ and in five or ten years he will probably sell it all for new stuff at a great loss.  Any car you buy (or off road Jeep) depreciates a lot more rapidly than any of our ham gear. And we take better care of our ham gear.

Dave K8WPE

David J. Wilcox K8WPE’s iPad

> On May 6, 2019, at 3:34 AM, Graziano Roccon (IW2NOY) <graziano at roccon.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> One of the nicest and funny message i ever read from an OM. ;-)
> 
> Thanks Bob.
> 
> Graziano IW2NOY
> 
> Il 06/05/2019 03:37 Bob McGraw K4TAX ha scritto:
>> That's the reason I purchased my K3S, P3, KPA500 and KAT500 all within
>> the past 2 years.  At 77 years young, I figure it will be my last ham
>> radio station until I'm QRT.     I used a P-Touch and put a nice label
>> with the model, s/n, and price paid and my call on each of the boxes.
>> I figure in the end some auctioneer will sell it for $0.01 on the
>> dollar if lucky.  "You know that McGraw fellow was one of them CB
>> operators and had some weird looking equipment".   And furthermore,
>> for the same reason, I liquidated my shop test equipment.  I wanted to
>> enjoy the benefits of the money while still on the green side of the
>> grass, as opposed to looking up at the roots from inside of a satin
>> lined coffin.   "Beam me up Scottie, there's no intelligent life
>> here".   Chuck me in the oven and toss my ashes to the wind.
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>>> On 5/5/2019 5:21 PM, EricJ wrote:
>>> K1's often go for more than they cost as a new kit.
>>> K2's have held there value very well.
>>> Wait til you find out your kids usually throw all your ham gear in a dumpster when you go permanent QRT.
>>> Eric KE6US
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