[Elecraft] Don't Shoot Me for this Observation

Thu May 8 12:40:11 2003

As if all the money was justified only by the cost of parts and the engineer and staff were independently and doing Elecraft pro bono.

As if we don't get the value of engineers on-line and responsive to requests, including new designs and frequent improvements. 

As if we didn't know that certain kinds of SUPERIOR circuit solutions are avoided altogether by the prebuilt manufacturers ONLY BECAUSE they can't be done by a machine or digitized in an integrated circuit. 

My K2 hears better than my MP. Don't let your mind wander too far away from that.

Bang, bang, bang! Shoot him again if he twitches or breathes.

73, Guy.

> 
> From: Lee Buller <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/05/08 Thu AM 11:16:00 EDT
> To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Don't Shoot Me for this Observation
> 
> This K2 thing is getting quite hard to justify to the YL.  I think I might have to sign up for K2A - K2 Anonomous.  "Hi, I'm Lee and I own a K2..."
> 
> With all the new fangled stuff introduced, the cost of a K2\100, with tuner, with DSP, with SSB, with 160, with the noise blanker is $1,575.
> 
> Now you start looking at the fact you can purchace some rigs today new for AES for less than that it makes one pause....  Such as the IC746PRO.
> 
> Of course you have to subtract $250 for the fun of building the rig, another $250 for the fun of winding toroids, another $250 for great customer service, another $250 for the fun of operating the rig, and another $250 dollars for all you learned in the process of building it, it doesn't seem to be a bad deal.  The rig sells for $325.  What a deal!
> 
> Now, do you think that the YL will follow all that great logic?
> 
> "Honey, it's a great bargain...because....." Elecraft is truely becoming a player in the HR equipment field. Lee - K0WASN 1056 
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73, Guy
K2AV