[Elecraft] [OT] Hilberling PT-8000 canceled - let me get this straight

[Don Wilhelm]

The announcement did *not* say that they did not meet standards, nor did 
they say that the standards were too high - they did say that they did 
not expect to meet the standards  in production units at a cost they 
considered reasonable (whether those are EU compliance standards or 
internal company quality standards, it makes no difference). 
Quote:
"However, guaranteeing this high standard without limitations in a 
series production program with many vendors runs into difficulties which 
cannot be overcome at a cost level which is still acceptable."

The engineers produced a product that was not reproducible within 
budget.  Such is the fate of many 'sandbox' projects within a large 
company, budget is always an important parameter in any engineering 
task.  During my working years, I have seen many projects canned because 
they could not come in on budget (I worked on one of those too) - no 
sense for the company to lose money on every piece of equipment they 
sell, that does not keep the stockholders happy.

73,
Don W3FPR

DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
> Methinks there is more afoot than meets the eye.
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