I agree. Get a rig and get on the air. In some ways it's sad that Ham rigs have become so sophisticated and cost enough that most Hams need to think in terms of resale value.
There is a Ham I used to chew the rig with on 40 CW regularly who saved from his small fixed income for a years to replace his HW-8 with a new 100 watt rig. Dang! He was happy with the new rig. Then I worked him again a few weeks later and he was back on the HW-8. I asked him why. It seems he knew a Ham nearby who was on also a small income and lived alone. His rig died and the cost to repair was prohibitive. Rather than leave him off the air my friend made him a gift of his new rig and dusted off his old HW-8 again. I also had a HW-8 for which I had built an outboard 25-watt amplifier (the HW-8 ran about 2 watts barefoot). I had since built a K2 running 10 watts, so I sent him my outboard amp for the HW-8. That's the Ham Radio I was raised with. We often swapped stories about how when we had a need others had given us stuff over the years or passed it on very cheaply. It's an aspect of the hobby I try hard to see continue. 73, Ron AC7AC ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
