Good Luck, Bad Luck...
So I went to a hamfest this morning in a raging snowstorm. I figure there won't be a lot of tailgate sellers today...
After spending a little time and a little cash in the Fest (got a great deal on some speakers!) I was walking back to my car when I noticed a black object in the snow in the driveway. Picking it up, it appeared to be an HT. Now I thought to myself that someone is gonna be real happy I found their HT!
Looking a little closer I saw that it was a Kenwood TH-F6A, just like the one I had on my belt that very minute! Even had the same 3rd party antenna that I have! Wow, who would have thought! If I can't find the rightful owner maybe I can use it as a spare.
Then I had a sickening thought! It was my own!
Now I realized my great luck, I came across my own HT in a parking lot with half a foot of new snow, and it was still snowing. I should go out and buy a lotto ticket!
Then I brushed the rest of the snow from the radio. My heart sunk when I saw the display crushed, the joystick controller mangled and the speaker grill crumpled. This would never work again.
So now I am in the market for a new HT. My trusty and beloved TH-F6A was now a mangled collection of parts. I salvaged the knobs, battery and antenna and tossed the rest. Even the die-cast backplane was broken.
It was one of those classic Good Luck - Bad Luck stories:
Good Luck: Found an HT.
Bad Luck: It was smashed.
Good Luck: I found my HT that I dropped before I knew I lost it.
Bad Luck: It was smashed.
Good Luck: I was at a hamfest, I can get a new one.
Bad Luck: There was absolutely no Dual Banders or multi-banders at his fest!
Good Luck: Now that I need a new HT, I can use the 2 batteries, chargers, programming cables etc for my TH-F6A on my new one.
Bad Luck: I might get a different HT...
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