You've just discovered there's a side of existence you've yet to experience. It's the same as those who have, for centuries, hewn wood, rolled iron into huge plates, woven hemp into stout ropes and enlisted hundreds of other inanimate objects in a huge construction effort. Then they thoughtfully give it a name, christen it like a new-born baby, and set it afloat on the waters of the world.
Why would anyone do that to an inanimate object like a ship? Because it's the sane, human thing for them to do! You are free to experience this, or not. That's the beauty of it. It does not require anyone to participate but those for whom it is important. Let the good times roll... Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K9ZTV John Harper, AE5X, wrote: I've never understood the fixation some Elecraft-owners have with their rigs' serial number. I was wondering how long it would be before someone with common sense came along. I completely agree with Mr. Harper that we Elecraft owners are much too enamored with serial numbers. These aren't limited-edition European china used for affairs-of-state at Buckingham Palace and autographed by the queen. For heavens sake, they're just radios ... boxes of wires, metal, carbon, plastic, and other unsentimental material. No less a company than Collins is notorious for non-sequential numbering. In fact, the only way of dating a KWM-2 is by the date-numbers etched onto the sides of the crystal-cases, and that's assuming the crystals are original to the rig (and that they had numbers in the first place which not all did). We Americans seem to have developed a propensity over the last decade or so for fawning after "idols-du-jour," both human and material. Except to a poorly developed ego, it makes not one scintilla of difference when a given "box" is manufactured, sold, purchased, or "modular-ated." Elecraft as a company, unique as it is, exists to transfer money from your pockets to the owners' pockets. That they have done so by producing a quality product and answering emails is commendable, but that is not their (nor my, nor yours if you're honest) ultimate goal. A comfortable retirement is. That one can have fun and create enjoyment for others along the way is icing on the cake. But the cake is capitalism. Let's get off the kneelers, cool the incense, stop with the mantras and chants, and be adults about this whole K3 business before it becomes the cult it already has. My opinion only . . . 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
