[Elecraft] Orion vs K2

Tue May 27 16:02:01 2003

Roy;

You're making the assumption that gear made for the government or military
must be superior.

Think about this:  The government/military gives the contract to build
equipment for them to the lowest bidder.  What does that mean.  Corners cut.
I know cause I use to work with much of this gear in the field and it broke
down allot.

It does not matter how many engineers you have working on something.  It
matters how much dedication and heart is put into the project.

I think its safe to say the Elecraft gang have their heart into everything
they do.  I don't think you can say the same about the other manufacturers.

So what if the Orion is better or worse.  It's not the same thing!  The
Orion is a multi thousand dollar rig.  It's also a surface mount nightmare.
Try fixing that rig when you have a problem.  At least with the K2, you can
practically fix anything that comes up yourself and it's constantly being
improved.
You can update your K2 as much or as less as you like.

Regards,
Robert VE3RPF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Crosier" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 3:38 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Orion vs K2

>
> Let's suppose for a moment that the Orion IS
> superior to the K2.  Wouldn't you expect that
> to eventually happen, given that TT has a STAFF
> of engineers, not just two, and given that TT
> and others (such as Kantronics) have big government
> contracts for their military products?  I would
> think that if a company is working 90% of its time
> on government items that the work should spill over
> to the ham market at some point.  I'm not knocking
> the military, the companies or even the war,
> just saying that a couple of west coast techie dudes
> in an outdated VW camper at the top of a mountain
> may form a superior religion but they probably won't
> beat out big military money in the long run.
>
> 73, Roy  KE0UQ  /8
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
> http://search.yahoo.com
> _______________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list: [email protected]
> You must be a list member to post to the list.
> Postings must be plain text (no HTML or attachments).
> See: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Elecraft Web Page: http://www.elecraft.com

---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 5/13/2003