[Elecraft] Re： KPA 500

[Johnny Siu]

Hi Bob,

Yes, you may be right but K3 is a top of line radio with price tag over $2,000.  
A couple of stainless steel screws are not necessary damaging its profit margin 
but just make it more perfect.

I think Elecraft is not only just target the local market but also overseas 
market.  My screws become rust well within the first year.  I am not sure 
whether Hong Kong is classified as an extreme humid city.  However, all my other 
gears, even $200 H/T, have never experienced rust problem on the screws.

Naturally, it is not my intention to make any issue for just a couple of 
screws.  It is merely just an experience share over the forum.

I am pretty sure Elecraft is a nice company who will make the KPA500 in good 
physical and construction standard.  Perhaps, the KPA500 will come with 
stainless steel screws ^-^

73

Johnny VR2XMC





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寄件人﹕ Bob Naumann <W5OV at W5OV.COM>
收件人﹕ Sam Morgan <k5oai.sam at gmail.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
傳送日期﹕ 2010/10/19 (二) 8:51:11 PM
主題： Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500

Blame whomever you want, but this economy is to blame for a lot of this.

Companies are not willing to invest in inventory not being able to know what
the future business climate is going to be like. Things like stainless steel
hardware are in short supply and very expensive.

73,

Bob W5OV

P.S. My K3's screws don't have any rust and I've had it for almost 2 years.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Sam Morgan
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:24 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500

makes sense to me
maybe 1-3% of your targeted market
lives in an environment that is so wet
lets add $20.00 to the price of our produce
for the other 97% of buyers......

that's the kind of marketing savvy that could bankrupted a company


GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan

On 10/19/2010 7:08 AM, James Sarte wrote:
> Sorry, but that sounds more like nickel and diming to me.  For the amount
of
> money we spend on these rigs, I had hoped that Elecraft would have
provided
> replacement stainless screws for free.  If a manufacturer knows that
there's
> a problem with a product, wouldn't you want them to correct it without
> charging you?  Just my 2 cents...
>
> 73 de James K2QI
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Johnny Siu<vr2xmc at yahoo.com.hk>  wrote:
>
>> Hello Ian,
>>
>> I am very sure that Elecraft is clever in choosing both packing and
>> construction
>> materials for their radio gears
>>
>> For example, the screws of K3 rust so easily that they now give you the
>> option
>> to spend US$19.9 to replace them with stainless steel screws.
>>
>> For a radio at the price range of effectively over $2,000, you are given
>> the
>> chance to option for better screws.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Johnny VR2XMC