[Elecraft] Do I need to upgrade my QRP-K2/ Clean Signals...

Tue Feb 24 09:17:01 2004

Hi Kevin,

>I will end with a fervent prayer to my God that the bean-counters at
> Elecraft are doing a superior job of helping keep the firm in existence.
>
> 73
> Kevin
> VK3DAP / ZL2DAP

My sentiments exactly!
Of course, the bean counters at Elecraft are also the electrical designers,
the janitors, the purchasing agent, the customer service managers, and the
marketing managers among other things. Just keeping the components arriving
in a timely fashion is a daunting task. Semiconductors can  become obsolete
during lunchtime!  Many people have said you will never get rich selling
stuff to hams. It is really a love of the hobby that propels people in such
directions.  The same investment money would no doubt give a better return
in any bank or fund. Not as much fun, however. Thanks Eric and Wayne.

73
Dave, K1WHS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin B. G. Luxford" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Do I need to upgrade my QRP-K2/ Clean Signals...

> Just my 2 cents worth:
>
> One of the things I like about the K2 is that it is (to me) the GUFR
(Great
> UnFinished Radio).  How Eric and Wayne choose to run their business is not
> for me to criticise or to advise - they are the ones with a demanding, but
> small market which they have to keep on side somehow, because in many
> businesses, much of the profit comes from repeat business.  But this I do
> know, that for the Elecraft goodies to keep coming, the business just has
to
> be profitable.  Not only does the business have to be profitable, but it
has
> to generate a positive cash flow.  So I am not going to worry unduly at
what
> S/N a cut-off maybe applied.  If I want the mod, I pay for the mod.
>
> When I eventually finish my K2, I believe that I will end up with a
superior
> set that will have cost me less than a comparably specified Kenyaecom, and
I
> will have had the pleasure and satisfaction of having of assembled it
> myself, will have learned a lot about aligning radios, will have learned a
> bit about winding toroids, and will be able to service the rig myself.
For
> my money, I am getting a lot more than just a radio kit - I am getting
> experience, learning, camaraderie and the sort of intense satisfaction
that
> I do not think that I have experienced since I was young - are you are
with
> me?
>
>