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    Back up rigs

    Saw this ad, "Flex 1500 - Virtually NEW condition. I purchased this on August 1, 2011 direct
    from FlexRadio to use as a back-up rig."

    Back-up rig? What is the deal here, hams cannot be without a rig for a few days?
    A rig is not like a spare tire, toilet paper, back up for what?
    Do hams have back up TVS, freezers, computers, cell phones, wives?

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    Quote Originally Posted by k1oik View Post
    Do hams have back up TVS, freezers, computers, cell phones, wives?
    I do. But then, everyone can't be me... :cool2:
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    There is nothing wrong with redundancy in ones hobbies. Fishermen have spare poles, Golfers have spare clubs, Photographers have spare cameras and hams have spare radios.

    Based on the videos I've seen of yours, which I like BTW, I would hazard to guess that you have more than one radio. Am I correct?

    Truth be known, there are times I could use a back-up wife...one with lots of money to buy me more back-up radios, but for now I'll just have to keep my old one operating as best I can, with lots of super glue and duct tape...

    73, Phil/W8XLR

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    Quote Originally Posted by W8XLR View Post
    There is nothing wrong with redundancy in ones hobbies. Fishermen have spare poles, Golfers have spare clubs, Photographers have spare cameras and hams have spare radios.

    Based on the videos I've seen of yours, which I like BTW, I would hazard to guess that you have more than one radio. Am I correct?

    Truth be known, there are times I could use a back-up wife...one with lots of money to buy me more back-up radios, but for now I'll just have to keep my old one operating as best I can, with lots of super glue and duct tape...

    73, Phil/W8XLR
    Yes I have a Flex 5000 for current technology, a KX3 for QRP on my deck and the beach and a DX-40 for the memories. But I have no need to have a backup in case of failure, each one serves a different purpose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by W8XLR View Post
    Truth be known, there are times I could use a back-up wife...one with lots of money to buy me more back-up radios, but for now I'll just have to keep my old one operating as best I can, with lots of super glue and duct tape...
    I tried that with the main wife. She did not like it when I broke out the duct tape out and hit me really hard...

    But, I really should know better than to apply duct tape to women. My first experience with that resulted in the birth of my twin sons 9 months later... :twisted:
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    Quote Originally Posted by AE1PT View Post
    I tried that with the main wife. She did not like it when I broke out the duct tape out and hit me really hard...

    But, I really should know better than to apply duct tape to women. My first experience with that resulted in the birth of my twin sons 9 months later... :twisted:
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    Quote Originally Posted by AE1PT View Post
    I tried that with the main wife. She did not like it when I broke out the duct tape out and hit me really hard...

    But, I really should know better than to apply duct tape to women. My first experience with that resulted in the birth of my twin sons 9 months later... :twisted:
    You're doing it wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AE1PT View Post
    I tried that with the main wife. She did not like it when I broke out the duct tape out and hit me really hard...

    But, I really should know better than to apply duct tape to women. My first experience with that resulted in the birth of my twin sons 9 months later... :twisted:
    I have only one word to say:

    Kinky!
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