Expensive Appliance

[AF9J]

Now THAT I can dig.  Here's an idea - make it 2 or 3 classes:

1.  Homebrew.
2.  Station consisting of manufactured gear: money spent on it - under $150
3.  Station consisting of manufactured gear: money spent on it - under $500

NOTE: on manufactured gear, you can rebuild it and/or mod it BUT, thet beceoms a part of the cost/money spent on it.

73,
Ellen - AF9J
Slaving away at work

My interpretation of Skip's challenge here is that you don't have to pay a lot of money for nice gear, big gear, etc. Look at the new rigs given away as door prizes at hamfests and the like. There are plenty of deals to be had that don't involve ripping someone off or robbing a bank to fund it. They oftentimes require getting off the computer and out into the world, however. Having the packrat gene always helps.

[Steve - WB3HUZ]

Or we could just get on the air and talk like normal people. Yea, yea, I know that's a stretch.

[N3DRB The Derb]

HI HI OM

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

'Normal people'? AMers? I think that's a bit more than a stretch....

[AF9J]

Ahh it was just a thought.   No big deal for me one way or the other.

73,
Ellen - AF9J

[WA1GFZ]

My homebrew RX only has 96 db of dynamic range the only big ticket item is the KVG roofing filter at $120 but there must have been 1000 hours building and rebuilding it.

 

[2ZE]

I like the claiming rule aspect.....
Rig can be purchased for cost of construction claimed by contestant or set amount, dependant upon class after the minimum 5 contacts are completed. This might be a way to get some new op's interested in AM on the air quickly without having them go through the teething pains of buying parts or rigs on epay, only to be either swindled or buy the wrong components. That way they can learn on a rig that didn't cost much and have the valuable resource of asking the person who built it questions about its operation. Also, op's who are more experienced get a chance to do what they love doing best, an excuse to build!
This is appliciable to all types of rigs, class e, tube, restoring junkers etc...

Just a thought.

Mike, 2ZE

[N2udf]

Maybe some of the new upgrades have money.I still use my Icom 735 as my non hollow state rig....Lee,N2UDF