In article , Edwin Johnson
wrote:

Which rig you choose should probably be dictated by
what use you will make of it.

THAT is where I run into trouble, with my emotions.

For example, on a totally different subject, namely
computers, I have always chosen battery-powered units,
even though they are inferior in performance.

I expect the same stupid choice will "win out" when I
finally choose a ham rig. sigh


Makes me wonder, when scientists fnally get around to
duplicating a flesh-and-blood human as an artificial
hardware item, and we download our brain into the
"artificial human" - - - will we make the same mistake
by downloading all our emotions also. g

Creating "improved" artificial humans opens up several
nasty cans of worms:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0267.html?printable=1


Skip to the sub-section:
"Building HAL 's Language Knowledge Base" near the end,
it will downright frighten you.



Back On Topic -
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Thanks very much for your detailed post, I will give serious
consideration to the Elecraft K3 because of the high regard
that rig enjoys among its users.

I have almost decided to get a very used temporary rig
at first, until I get a chance to renew my knowledge of
"modern" ham radio - - - THEN pounce on my final rig,
when I am finally fully aware of what I am doing.

Mark