[Elecraft] Visit to Elecraft HQ worthwhile?

[Dave Cole]

Each visitor gets a free K4!  :)

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 1/14/20 12:12 AM, Clay Autery wrote:
> I've never been to Watsonville...  BUT, I'd give my eye teeth to visit 
> Elecraft HQ....  IF I was going to be within 200 miles or so, I would 
> attempt to coordinate a visit. I have no idea what the company policies 
> are RE: customer drop-ins/visits.
> 
> 73,
> 
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> (318) 518-1389
> 
> On 01/14/20 01:00, Terry Brown wrote:
>> I apologize in advance for the length of this post.
>>
>> I had been an SSB operator exclusively since I became a ham in 1982. I 
>> went QRT for 7 years, because SSB grew stale for me. A little over 3 
>> years ago I decided to dust off my incredibly rusty/nonexistent CW 
>> skills and bought a preowned K2.  I had never heard of Elecraft before 
>> I reconnected with my CW friends who all had Elecraft rigs.
>>
>> Now I own a KX2 for portable use, KX3, PX3, and KXPA100 for my base 
>> station.  At 72 years old I decided to treat myself to  my first 
>> world-class rig by becoming a member of the first shipment group for 
>> the K4.
>>
>> The reason I give this background is because my 4 year journey to 
>> become a dedicated cw rag chewer, comfortable at 20-30 wpm came about 
>> in part  because of my love of operating my Elecraft rigs.   My 
>> renewed love of ham radio and CW is intertwined with Elecraft and with 
>> what Wayne and Eric have created.
>>
>> I will be driving from OR to So. Cal. in March on Hwy. 1.   I see it 
>> runs within a stone’s throw of Elecraft’s HQ in Watsonville.
>>
>> For those of you who have been there before, is it a worthwhile 
>> stop?   I don’t expect to see Eric or Wayne there if I stop, but at a 
>> minimum I would like to thank their fine staff for creating what has 
>> become an integral part of renewing my love of our great hobby.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Terry, N7TB
>>
>>
>>
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