[Elecraft] Re: IC-7800

[Stan Rife]

	Some of you guys just have a way with words! I could not have said
it as well if I took two weeks to compose it. Here Here, Jeff!

Stan Rife
WD5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
 

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Davis
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:10 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: IC-7800

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:45:21 +0800, js wrote:

> First of all, I am both an ICOM and K2(s) user.  Before we make any
> comparison between IC7800 and K2, I am looking forward to learning
> from a ham who really operates these two rigs.  As we are all
> aware, sometimes number itself is not necessarily representing the
> whole picture.

I find the whole discussion just a tad bit amusing. It began with the  
Orion users who sure were proud that TenTec came up with a 'better' 
receiver than the K2. Now it seems that the Icom faithful are anxious to 
compare their offering to the K2. Yaesu will be next.

Elecraft can't buy better promotion than this at any price.

Think about it, when fully filtered to 'better' the K2 performance a 
user would have to spend $4400 for an Orion. That is SEVEN times the 
cost of a K2. The new Icom is a mere EIGHTEEN times more costly. The new 
Yaesu will no doubt have a similar price tag.

What kind of bragging rights is it to say that for $11,000 our receiver 
is better than that of a $599 kit?

It borders on the ridiculous to even make such comparisons unless of 
course you concede that the K2 has become the benchmark for amateur 
receiver performance--and that may very well be the case since all the 
"big boys" are anxious to compare their performance numbers against it.

We should also consider that the K2 has apparently raised the bar for 
amateur receiver performance across the entire industry. The performance 
numbers that really distinguished the K2 were infrequently considered in 
the pre-K2 days. Now most all receiver reviews include them and 
manufacturers are focusing on improving them. That means that even 
non-Elecraft customers are benefiting from the 'K2 Revolution'.

I just imagine that every time someone compares a $4400 Orion or an 
$11,000 Icom to the K2 that the staff in Aptos break out in high 
fives...

:-)

-- 
73 de Jeff, KE9V
K2 #524 KX1 #717



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