[Icom] The "756" effect.

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:48:29 -0700

Hi,
And some QRN from XYL(YL)?
I always bribe her in the form of jewelry or nice outfit when I buy new 
toy, hi.
Nowadays she has more financial power than I do.
Retired's blue!
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

Clifford, Rick wrote:

>I think you left out:
>
>The sudden, substantial drop in checking balance and/or increase in credit
>card debt, and
>The feeling that putting the $ 2,500+ into an antenna system would have
>yielded more station improvement
>
>:)
>
>73,
>
>Rick
>KF6UEB
>A proud IC-746 owner
>
>
>---Original Message-----
>From: Matt Erickson [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:43 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Icom] The "756" effect.
>
>
>The "756" effect applies to the entire series of ICOM radios.  It is not an
>effect on the radio, but rather on the "first-time" 756 series user. 
>This effect is characterized by; 
>(1) Slack-jawed amazement. 
>(2) Delight of hidden feature discovery. 
>(3) A sense of awe in the radios performance. 
>(4) Overwhelming feeling of pride, in owning one. 
>(5) Slight feeling of pity for all other radios. 
>(6) Great and building feeling of power and authority, in having the most
>powerful receiving tools available.
>
>Have you experienced the "756" effect?
>
>73 de Matt KK5DR
>www.qsl.net/kk5dr/
>
>
>
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