Well Steve,some guys takes hamradio very seriously and in spite of we can do better with a less than 3 grands K3,I know a guy who wanted deeply to own an IC-7800 but did not had that amount of cash,so what he did he waited till he payed off his last new car and then using a credit card he payed the 10 grands to purchase him a brand new IC-7800 that made feel very happy,and guess what even he is still paying montly the CC bills,he has never left his whole family out of anything,he can afford well his home bills with no problems,he has a healthy happy family and they all love him,and the best of all,he is a happy owner of a $10K radio in spite of it will take him 3 to 4 years to pay it off.Life in this country is for everybody so far you can pay your debts. Hector AD4C
"If you see a driver handling a cell phone on her/his hands while driving,do please stay away from that vehicle,its a moving bomb.Your life is at danger.Keep yourself and your family alive" --- On Mon, 11/15/10, James Sarte <k2qi....@gmail.com> wrote: From: James Sarte <k2qi....@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: QST's review of the Yaesu FTDX5000MP To: "KW4H" <k...@arrl.net> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 8:04 PM Well, I would certainly hope that if one had the disposable income to buy an FTDX5000, he would also have the resources to take care of the family. My K3 was slightly north of $4k after all was said and done. To many others, that might seem exorbitant. Anyway, it's all relative. The important thing to keep in mind is priorities. I'd certainly frown upon someone who goes out to buy any expensive item and then not have the money to feed the kids, take care of the YL, etc. etc. This is after all, just a hobby. Cheers, James K2QI On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:01 PM, KW4H <k...@arrl.net> wrote: > Not to be deliberately crass, but I have absolutely no use for a $6,000+ > radio -- contesting or not. Like most hams, this is a hobby I do for fun, > and spending that kind of money on a transceiver is virtually unthinkable. > For the price of that rig, I could buy some new living room furniture and > take the XYL on a two week Caribbean cruise. > > 73! > > Steve, KW4H > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -7800, ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
