[R-390] EK-07 Appreciation Tour

[Dan Arney]

First this unit crated ships at 215 pounds so to heavy for UPS.

Someone must be smoking funny stuff to think we are going to send out a 
$3000.00 radio for a year and let every one and their brother get hold 
of it and try to re-engineer it. Maybe if the panel was WELDED shut.

Better yet why not get a group of guys together to buy it and then pass 
it around to the next guy in the chain, say 3 to 500 miles apart and 
drive and pick it up. use for the agreed time and pass it on.
I would still be inclined to weld the panel closed for the tour.

It is modular in construction but not for the weak hearted to work on. 
It is not a 39XX type for field work.

They are built like a tank.
There are few available in Europe at different prices and condition.
 From 300 to 1000 Euro's.Then they have to be crated, taken to an 
airport and shipped. Airfreight for personal cost will run 6 to 1000 bux 
depending on location.
And if you go to Germany to look at it and check it out add $1500.00 at 
least. Now you want to go and the XYL says not without me and now you 
are down another $4000.00 because she has to see this or that and go on 
her shopping spree, add another $2000.00 now the EK-07 is at 10K or so.

Hank
KN6DI