[Elecraft] KPA800/1500 pricing & evolutionary forces within our control

[w6jd at comcast.net]

Those are the kind of words I like to hear!

73,
Doug, W6JD

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From: wayne burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> 

> For those of you who have noted that $5K+ is not cheap, a very brief 
> history lesson and prediction follows. 
> 
> 1999: 
> 
> - Elecraft's first transceiver was pretty big and sophisticated for a 
> "QRP" rig. 
> We gambled on this to get people's attention. The K2 then evolved in 
> many directions. 
> Subsequent transceivers were smaller and lower in cost, but benefitted 
> from what we had learned. 
> 
> 2006: 
> 
> - Elecraft's first amplifier is rather big and sophisticated. 
> We're gambling on this to get people's attention. The amp will evolve 
> in many directions. 
> Subsequent models will be smaller and lower in cost, but will benefit 
> from what we've learned. 
> 
> :) 
> 
> Wayne 
> 
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