Sorry hit the wrong reply too button :).

"Rick Scott" wrote in message
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Or you could pay 175 for the Original made by the original Designer.
Why should it be 240-350 when 175 will do ?

By the same token, why would you buy an Escalade when a Ford will do? The
difference is materials and the ability to run power if desired. PVC is not
really a good form for loading coils. Phenolic is messy and much more
expensive. The original uses #16 wire wound at 10 TPI; I prefer #14 at 8 TPI
which is actually more efficient. You can even to to #12 at 6 TPI. Not sure
that isn't past any real gains in efficiency, tho.


K4KWH

Last I checked, and I'll admit it was a few years ago, the HUMVEE was
gov't priced at about $37,000. Not inexpensive, but durable, safer
than the Jeep, and with more armor and cargo capacity.

Scott
N2WMD

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:35:46 GMT, Bob Miller
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:46:15 -0700, Rick Scott
wrote:

Fred W4JLE wrote:
Given that logic, I assume you drive a model T.

"Rick Scott" wrote in message
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Or you could pay 175 for the Original made by the original Designer.
Why should it be 240-350 when 175 will do ?

No, But your own argument is that you shouldnt pay 5-700 dollars for
somthing that yours does the same for 240-350.

So using your argument, why pay 240-350 for somthing that the Original
does for 175 ????

Maybe you should ask Rummy why he's paying $100,000+ for Hummers when
the Original, the Jeep, runs about $16,000.

bob
k5qwg

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 02:45:19 GMT, Scott Vanzandt
wrote:

Last I checked, and I'll admit it was a few years ago, the HUMVEE was
gov't priced at about $37,000. Not inexpensive, but durable, safer
than the Jeep, and with more armor and cargo capacity.

Scott
N2WMD

Well, the civilian Humvee started out in the $79M range, and I believe
costs more now. Hard to believe the gov't would get them at 1/3 the
civilian cost. Think I read up-armored Humvees in Iraq are in the
$130M range.

(And I will admit, the Army Jeeps I drove in the 60s were the worst
driving vehicles I ever enountered. Maybe the civilian jobs are more
fun.)

bob
k5qwg



On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:35:46 GMT, Bob Miller
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:46:15 -0700, Rick Scott
wrote:

Fred W4JLE wrote:
Given that logic, I assume you drive a model T.

"Rick Scott" wrote in message
oups.com...

Or you could pay 175 for the Original made by the original Designer.
Why should it be 240-350 when 175 will do ?

No, But your own argument is that you shouldnt pay 5-700 dollars for
somthing that yours does the same for 240-350.

So using your argument, why pay 240-350 for somthing that the Original
does for 175 ????

Maybe you should ask Rummy why he's paying $100,000+ for Hummers when
the Original, the Jeep, runs about $16,000.

bob
k5qwg

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:27:39 GMT, Bob Miller wrote:

Well, the civilian Humvee started out in the $79M range, and I believe
costs more now. Hard to believe the gov't would get them at 1/3 the
civilian cost. Think I read up-armored Humvees in Iraq are in the
$130M range.

Innumeracy alert!

"drwxr-xr-x" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:27:39 GMT, Bob Miller wrote:

Well, the civilian Humvee started out in the $79M range, and I believe
costs more now. Hard to believe the gov't would get them at 1/3 the
civilian cost. Think I read up-armored Humvees in Iraq are in the
$130M range.

Innumeracy alert!

I always wondered why a simple Jeep wouldn't do. They are more
maneuverable, cheaper to produce, and much more fuel efficient--not the the
gov't cares. I can see where a heavier vehicle such as the Hummvee has a
place, but then there's lots of jobs a smaller Jeep could do, too. (yeah, I
am partial to the Jeep, but it is just MHO).

Jerry