[Elecraft] Heathkit v Elecraft

[Kevin Rock]

This sounds like one of those fantasy baseball games :)  I wish Heathkit 
were still around so we could see some head to head competition between 
the two companies.  It would be exciting to watch the engineers try to 
outdo each other.  And, given modern day Internet access, how would 
Heathkit stack up in the support department?  Having dealt with both 
companies I think they would each make the other company better.  Amateurs 
need more kits to build.  Antennas are good for a while but the smell of 
rosin is addicting!
    Just my humble opinion :)
       73,
           Kevin.  KD5ONS



On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 19:46:29 +0100, Rowland Hirst 
<rowland@g4apo.fslife.co.uk> wrote:

> The volume of traffic on the list seems to have declined over the last 
> week
> or so. So please may I pose this question.
>
> I wonder what the total number of each of the classic Heathkit HF
> transceivers in kit form were?
> Does the Elecraft K2 total sales surpass these, making it the best 
> selling
> HF kit transceiver of all time?
>
> I can not think of any other manufacturer other than Heathkit and 
> Elecraft
> that have been so successful or do others know different.
>
> I wonder if the volume of traffic on the list has waned a little in
> anticipation of some new big kit announcement for Dayton??
>
> Rowland
> G4APO
> K2, K1 & KX1  on the bands when I can