[Elecraft] Elecraft vs. Heath.

[Julian G4ILO]

I think that the Japanese manufacturers are influenced most by the
Japanese market which, from what I've read, is a lot different to the
rest of the world. Many JA hams live in apartments, and have limited
antenna options. A lot are restricted to low power. In Japan, you can
(or certainly used to be able to) buy 10W versions of radios that are
only available in 100W versions here. If you're so restricted, you may
well be more interested in knobs, buttons and appearance than in
performance specs that you can't actually get any advantage from.

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On 10/1/07, Darwin, Keith <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com> wrote:

> I believe Ikensu has missed
> the boat to some extent.  By focusing of features first, performance
> second, they've pushed the top performing rigs into the top category.
> Average folks are left with sub-standard rigs to buy.  This has created
> a hole in the market which Elecraft is doing a great job filling.