[Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

[S Sacco]

I wonder what they could sell a K3 out for if it was made in China?
$1,200?  I have no knowledge of manufacturing, but, judging from the
fact that everything else is made over there, I wouldn't be surprised.

73,
Steve NN4X


On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Bill W5WVO <w5wvo at cybermesa.net> wrote:
> I would be very surprised if outsourcing manufacturing has NOT been thought
>  about and discussed behind closed doors. How could you not at least think
>  about that with production being as backlogged as it is? I wouldn't expect to
>  see this any time soon, because it would take many, many months to set this up
>  with standards high enough for Elecraft, but if this radio comes to dominate
>  both the high-end performance and mid-range price-point markets, it seems like
>  a no-brainer to me. Is this heresy? Maybe... :-) But seems to me it's reality
>  business-wise.
>
>  Bill W5WVO
>
>
>  Dave Andrus wrote:
>  > Time to go "big time" with an offshore production line!?  Maybe Yaesu/
>  > Motorola will subcontract it for them!
>  >
>  > I'm kidding...just kidding...;-)
>  >
>  > 73,
>  >
>  > Dave K7DAA
>  > http://www.k7daa.com
>  >
>  > On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:54 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>  >
>  >> The quickly-becoming-famous quote by the Ducie Dxpedition team was
>  >> picked up
>  >> in the ARRL e-mail letter today:
>  >>
>  >> * Elecraft K3 radio. They said "The outstanding receiver and
>  >> transmitter
>  >> characteristics allowed us to run two positions simultaneously on
>  >> any band
>  >> -- even the very narrow 30 meter band -- with absolutely no
>  >> interference.
>  >> Good design makes the complex appear simple: the ins and outs of this
>  >> sophisticated radio were quickly mastered by the operator team, none
>  >> of whom
>  >> had seen a K3 before the expedition."
>  >>
>  >> Time for Eric/Wayne to take a deep breath and smile again!
>  >>
>  >> Ron AC7AC
>  >>
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