[Elecraft] Orion vs K2 " MADE in USA "???

[Bill NY9H]

Allen,
You   "point out that these are both USA built radios"

Isn't this a bit of a slam ?????





Some are MADE IN JAPAN, TAIWAN, AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, and on.....


bill

At 08:30 AM 10/22/03, you wrote:

>I noticed while looking at the TenTec Orion specs that the Orion is 
>compared to several top end rigs for 3rd order distortion and IP3 at 5 
>kHz.  The Orion is 101dB and  +24dB.  The next highest rig is the K2 at 
>88dB and +1dB.
>The price of a fully loaded Orion is $3817 (tuner and extra filters) while 
>the K2 is $1579 (everything) and, depending on your outlook you HAVE to 
>build it yourself or you GET to build it yourself.  Now volume-wise 
>...  Of course some would point out that these are both USA built radios.
>Just a couple of observations.
>73 Allen KA5N