I'd like to offer that my favored types of operation do not fit what are
seemingly the foci of many of the participants that seem to constitute the
Elecraft fan base. I am not a DXer, Contester, QRPer, CW or Keyboard
Operator. In short, I am a nearly 100% SSB HF, Rag-Chew operator. December
of this year will mark my 30th year as an amateur radio operator, though my
exposure to the hobby began about 1960. The efforts of Elecraft are not
wasted on me.
For me the participating in Elecrafting involves no less than the following
interrelated concepts.
Ethic - The principles that form the base of Elecrafting include,
"Hands On Radio," community input in the development stage, and responsive
support.
Esthetic - My Houghton Miffin eReference offers the following
definition for Elegance: "Restraint and grace of style." What I know of
Elecraft meets that definition quite precisely.
Experience - For those that choose to participate in the Elecraft
Experience, there is much more offered than absolute measurements can
display. Dollars per Watt, bottom dollar, decibel measurements, point
tallies and such are but a very few quantities with which to evaluate the
overall Experience. Overemphasizing them may cause some to at times
overlook other rich qualities of the Experience.
While Elecraft shines very well in many, if not most aspects which can be
measured and quantified, "The Whole is More than the Sum of the Parts."
Elecraft products and the Elecraft Experience are much more than the
hardware and the various measurements, be those technical or of currency.
Are there possible quantifications or collections thereof by which Elecraft
might fall short of some other manufacturer..? Too much energy to either
the left or the right of the decimal point can sometimes be just that.
73,
Dick - KA5KKT
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