On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Jim Wilhite <w...@brightok.net> wrote: > Can you imagine an set of > transformers for an amp at $28,400? Boy what I could do with that kind > of money and have left over.
Jim, That's the precise reasoning I use for rigs like the KW-1, SX-88, etc. Think of what you could get for a fraction of the cost, and how much money you'd still have in your wallet. For the $26-$30K price of a KW-1 you could buy a nice BC transmitter, T-368, build a custom HB transmitter, and still pocket $20K. Especially with the 'roll your own' approach - think of what you could put together and the utility you'd have from it. Not that the commercial gear isn't nice, and some of it very useful and well built, but is it worth that much? According to some, yes it is. Money is only an issue if you don't have it, right? That leaves pure desire, lack of skill or interest in building, or ego as the main reasons for paying a lot for something like this. Sometimes the 'value' of something has little to do with the item itself, and more with the perceived prestige of ownership. And other times we end up saying "I know I paid far too much for that, but I really wanted it". Fortunately my radio budget limits me to the '$100 or less' transformers most days. (o: ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
