[Elecraft] K3 pan-adapter question

[Jack Smith]

Dave:

I'll leave it to Larry to announce his pricing strategy when he is 
ready. Until then, I would  take the $300-$500 "estimate" as completely 
uninformed speculation for the reasons you well articulate.

Jack K8ZOA


Dave-Boat Guy wrote:
> Hi,  
> I was looking at the Clifton Laboratories (Jack
> Smith)website and comparing his panoramic adapter to
> TelepostInc (Larry Phipps) LP-PAN.
>
> It seems to me that the Clifton Laboratories adapter
> is a sophisticated spectrum analyzer with a lot of
> well developed software and requisite electronics. 
> >From what I can tell, the LP-PAN is an integration
> effort of a basic SoftRock module, isolation
> amplifier, and isolation transformers...nothing too
> sophisticated and no software.
>
> I am curious if the mentioned prices for the LP-PAN
> are accurate ($300-$500).  That puts it in the same
> price range as a more sophisticated piece of hardware
> (and SW), the Clifton Laboratories spectrum monitor. 
> With the cost of parts for a SoftRock module and an
> isolation amplifier and some transformers and perhaps
> some LDO regulators, I can't see how there is more
> than $15-$25 worth of parts, another $10-$20 for a
> board, and perhaps $20 for a chassis.  From my school
> of thought, sophisticated electronics (with
> software/firmware) normally is priced from 2.4 to 3X
> material costs, so the LP-PAN anticipated cost seems
> really high...unless I'm missing something.  I'm just
> trying to figure out the cost of a K3 ala panoramic
> display station.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
>
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