[Elecraft] [QRP-L] The Chinese KX3

[Thomas Horsten]

Jim,

What exactly is absurd about the add on costs that Elecraft charges, in
your opinion ???

That's the statement that sticks out to me as being absurd in your mail.
You buy the accessories you want/need and add it up. The total KX3 price
after doing that doesn't seem absurd to me. Not extremely cheap either, I'd
agree, but most certainly not absurdly expensive.

There are Chinese knock-offs of many product categories. Generally, the
Chinese versions are reasonable value for money but the equation generally
does include a much lower build quality and feature set and a much lower
support level.

To take the Wouxuns for example, they are great rigs for the price, but the
more expensive ones from Yaewoodcom do have a definitive edge on quality
and how well they are thought out. It's just questionable if they are worth
paying so much extra for, and personally I'm happy with my Wouxun. But for
something as primary to my ham operating as my main portable HF rig, I
won't settle for such a compromise.

73, Thomas M0TRN

On 13 April 2012 21:55, James Rodenkirch <rodenkirch_llc at msn.com> wrote:

> If - IF -  they can produce a similar product at a reduced cost, including
> the absurdity of the current add on costs that Elecraft charges, good for
> them!