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K2 Number K6

Wyn Hughes
Twice as many IC-781s as were built. I'm up for 6008 or 6068 if Elecrat decide to sell 'cherished numbers', and 6888 could be quite a good investment.

73, VR2AX


Hi everybody!
 I wonder who will get K2 number 6000? Can you guys believe this? Almost
6000 K2s out in the field making a whole lot of folks all over the world
very happy. I glad to be a part of this.
 Best regards, Bob K7HBG
 K2 [2836] and proud of it.
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RE: K2 Number K6

KJ3D-2
OK, I'll bite.  What's special about 6008 or 6068?  (And I already KNOW I'm
gonna be sorry for askin').  

I did notice your post was at 6:08 today.

6073,

Tom, KJ3D

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Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Number K6

Twice as many IC-781s as were built. I'm up for 6008 or 6068 if Elecrat
decide to sell 'cherished numbers', and 6888 could be quite a good
investment.

73, VR2AX  



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RE: K2 Number K6

wb2ssb
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Original Motorola CPU types, I should guess.

Can't wait for the 8008, 8080 and especially the Z-80!

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OK, I'll bite.  What's special about 6008 or 6068?  (And I already KNOW
I'm
gonna be sorry for askin').  

I did notice your post was at 6:08 today.

6073,

Tom, KJ3D

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wyn Hughes
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:08 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Number K6

Twice as many IC-781s as were built. I'm up for 6008 or 6068 if Elecrat
decide to sell 'cherished numbers', and 6888 could be quite a good
investment.

73, VR2AX  



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Re: K2 Number K6

Wyn Hughes
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Pure fluke. The numeral "8" is considered lucky by some in older Chinese
culture, much of which still exists here. Conversely, "4" is not so good,
many buildings here have all floors ending in "-4" omitted, in the floor
numbering system.

Co-incidentally, my phone extension ends in "68" as is my (GW) house
number - but my birthday is on the 13th, again less than auspicious! My best
ever Hong Kong QTH was on the 13th floor, worked lots of serious 160 dx with
a top fed 1/4 wave vertical, but my xyl wanted to move to a lower apartment.
Hence my need for a K2 and /P.

Cheers,
Wyn, VR2AX
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> OK, I'll bite.  What's special about 6008 or 6068?  (And I already KNOW
I'm

> gonna be sorry for askin').
>
> I did notice your post was at 6:08 today.
>
> 6073,
>
> Tom, KJ3D
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Wyn Hughes
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:08 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Number K6
>
> Twice as many IC-781s as were built. I'm up for 6008 or 6068 if Elecrat
> decide to sell 'cherished numbers', and 6888 could be quite a good
> investment.
>
> 73, VR2AX
>
>
>

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Re: K2 Number K6 - unlucky #4

Mike Markowski
Wyn Hughes wrote:
> Pure fluke. The numeral "8" is considered lucky by some in older Chinese
> culture, much of which still exists here. Conversely, "4" is not so good,
> many buildings here have all floors ending in "-4" omitted, in the floor
> numbering system.

I know we're veering way off-topic but as a quick FYI for others, in
Chinese different tones impart different meanings to words.  The same
word meaning 'four' using one tone means 'death' with another tone and
'to tell time' with still another, which is why you don't give clocks as
gifts.  I suppose when you retire from a Chinese company if you were to
receive a gold watch it'd have a much different going away wish than in
countries elsewhere!  Back to your regularly scheduled Elecraft chat now...

73,
Mike ab3ap
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