As I recall earlier Icom gear had sort of a greenish hue to their black, dependent upon the model. The Heathkit HF rigss of the '80s were brown. Kenwood offered its first dual band VHF/UHF rig in brushed aluminum.
Early coputing equipment was mostly white, but only the IBM stuff has not become an ugly shade of yellow (even non-IBM stuff in non smoking environments yellows) over its lifetime. Black may show the dust more readily but it seems to preserve its luster over the equipmen't lifetime. Black is fine by me. It matches nearly any decor and it's universal. Does the radio work as claimed? That's why my black K3 sits on my desk. :-) 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
