[Elecraft] My Number one reason for wanting to buy the K3S

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Bob makes a good point.   Not knowing the specific facts surrounding the 
Orion II repair required, I believe it improper to comment or draw any 
conclusion on the topic from any perspective.

Although as an owner and user of an Orion II, Omni VII, Eagle and 
Argonaut VI and one that has repaired lots of Tentec, ICOM, Kenwood and 
Yaesu products in years past, I seriously doubt that the repair, to any 
notable extent, of an Elecraft product today would be much if any 
different in terms of expense.    Some years back I assembled a K3/10 
and a K3/100 for others.  I do have a clue as to what's inside the box.  
The parts and boards aren't inexpensive and the labor is increasing in 
costs all the time.  We have a saying locally which I view applies;   
"if one can't run and keep up with the big dogs, then they best stay 
under the porch".    Just like buying a boat, if one has to inquire as 
to how much fuel it consumes, it is then reasonably clear they don't 
have adequate funds to make the purchase.

I now have an Elecraft K3S on order and waiting and looking forward to 
its arrival.

73 Bob, K4TAX


On 8/5/2015 4:04 PM, Chortek Bob via Elecraft wrote:
> "Last week, a ham posted an invoice for repair by the new owners of Ten
> Tec for his Orion II. It was just short of $1K"
> Unless we know what work was required, it is impossible to tell if the $1k bill is outrageous, extremely fair, or something in between.
> I would be be careful not to read too much into this.  Plus, what can we make based on a sample of "one".
> We really don't need to bash other companies in an effort to make Elecraft look good by comparison - especially without knowing the details of the billing used for comparison.  Elecraft stands on its own.
> 73,
> Bob/AA6VB