I'm not cheap, I'm frugal. :)? Besides, I bought one of the first run pre-order units directly. Definitely not a clone.

73

-Jim
NU0C

On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:37:37 -0700
"Dave (NK7Z)" <dave@...> wrote:

> PRESS RELEASE
> For immediate release
> Release date: 03/12/2021
> FAKE NEWS
> HUMOR
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> A research team led by Quincy Raymond Michales, and Quincy Thomas
> Holmes, of Miskatonic Medical University have discovered two new genes
> potentially involved in Amateur Radio Cheapness disease, or ACD. They
> identified them by exploring which genes were turned on and off in the
> hippocampus of people who suffered from the disease. The team's findings
> are published in the February issue of QST magazine.
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> Amateur Cheapness disease, (ACD), is a neurodegenerative disease that
> involves extreme pain and the formation of protein plaques around
> neurons in the brain when any amount of money is spent, no matter how
> small. A table below outlines the effects of spending on a typical Radio
> Amateur:
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> Amount Spent Pain level
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> $00.00 - $03.00 Little to none
> $03.01 - $05.00 Some pain noted, with slight thoughts of building a
> replacement
>? ? ? ? ? ?for less.
> $05.01 - $10.00 Marked increase in pain, actual designs thought about for
>? ? ? ? ? ?replacement items.
> $10.01 - $20.00 Sustained pain, over longer time frames, designs being
> drawn up.
> $20.01 - and above Extreme pain, and actual urges to construct replacement
>? ? ? ? ? ?devices.
> Table 1
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> A secondary effect was also noted, once the Amateur decides to build a
> replacement item, (see $20.00 and above in Table 1), to save money, the
> process begins to feed upon itself, as the Amateur shops for parts for
> the replacement item, he/she, experiences the effects of Amateur
> Cheapness disease overlayed on top of the original Amateur Cheapness
> Disease infection. In some cases this becomes completely debilitating to
> the Amateur involved. This process is extremely painful. In some cases,
> observers have noted this fact by observing statements such as:
>
>? ? ? 1. "Oh my God, its like the walking dead in this hamfest, no one is
> spending any money".
>? ? ? 2. "You have got to be kidding me, I paid good money for that
> thing, and I'm not giving it away".
> Table 2
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> The hippocampus, part of the brain involved in memory, is one of the
> first regions to sustain massive damage, followed by the reasoning
> center of the brain.
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> Many genes were already known to contribute to the disease, such as gene
> JT-65, and gene FT-8, but two were unknown, FST4, and FST4W. The FST4,
> and FST4W gene action is as of yet unknown, the researchers simply noted
> these genes expressed at the time of hippocampus destruction.
>
> In a related study, it was noted that the size of the hippocampus was
> actually reduced by up to 12% in Amateur Operators experiencing this
> disease. Further this second study indicates that ACD, (Amateur
> Cheapness disease), is far more prevalent in the Amateur Radio
> population than initially thought, and that signs of airborne
> transmission are becoming apparent.
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> Overall, the new findings improve our understanding of the genetic and
> cellular mechanisms that cause ACD. Also noted by the researchers were
> some tell tail signs of this disease. Effected Amateur may make
> statements such as:
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>? ? ? 1. I bet I can build that for half the price.
>? ? ? 2. That's outrageous, when I was a Novice it only cost X dollars.
>? ? ? 3. There's only like twenty bucks in parts here, I could build it
> for half that.
>? ? ? 4. I only buy used if it is 25% of new price.
> Table 3
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> The authors add, there are a number of other symptoms involved in this
> sadly debilitating disease, however they are far too many to cover in a
> single paper. Thus, more funding is requested for the effort.
>
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> On 8/23/21 6:17 AM, Erik Kaashoek wrote:
> > Many people buy first from the cheapest seller and only later inform
> > themselves about the tinysA
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> 73,
> Dave,
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