The late Tandy Way, who was on and off this list over the years, was like 
that. I don't think he ever kept a piece of any technology--ham radio, 
satellite radio and TV, recording equipment--long enough for the new smell 
to wear off.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: My 40th Ham Radio Anniversary


lol, I know a guy like that, every couple months, out with the old =
radio, in with the new. I wish I could afford to do that. Must be fun =
but I have 2 right now, 1 primary and 1 go kit which is my backup in the =
house and that's about it for me for right now.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Ham Steve=20
  To: [log in to unmask]
  Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:16 PM
  Subject: Re: My 40th Ham Radio Anniversary


  Wow, Walt.  Those KLM beams were a bear to assemble, though.  A =
million=20
  little parts, I think.

  There is a guy in our group who has owned a ton of radios.  I think =
he's had=20
  thirteen Icom 746's, for example.  I was telling them today I can =
count the=20
  number of HF rigs I've owned on two hands.

  I started with the Heath GR-91 receiver and a DX-35 65-waqtt crystal=20
  controlled rig.  I upgraded the receiver to a NC-300, which I kept for =

  fifteen years.

  When I got my Conditional, I got a Viking Invader which ran about 200 =
watts=20
  PEP and 150 on CW, 50 on AM with 6146 finals.

  After five years, I got my Hallicrafters SR-400A and in 1976 I got a =
TS-820,=20
  which was my fourth transmitter.

  In 1981 when I moved out West, I got a TS-830.  Then, in 1986, I =
traded both=20
  of them in for an IC-751A, which I still have.  I bought another =
TS-820S in=20
  1989 as a backup.  Then, I bought a TS-2000, which is my current rig.  =
I=20
  think I still have a couple fingers left, so a dream rig would be a =
756PRO=20
  III.

  Steve, K8SP=20