[Elecraft] K3S
Richard Gillingham
w1rg at hotmail.com
Mon May 18 11:34:17 EDT 2015
What?! I didn’t!! WAAA-a-a-a-ah-h-h-..
Never mind.
Anyhow, I thought Yaesu meant “Free Hat” in Japanese…
😊
73
W1RG
From: dave at nk7z.net
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 7:57 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
What? I got a free hat with my K3...
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On Mon, 2015-05-18 at 07:44 -0400, Ray Fallen wrote:
> "Marketing gimmicks and flash don't impress me. Minor improvements and
> repackaging/repainting and increasing the price substantially doesn't
> impress me. Exciting new products do. I believe a lot of folks share this
> view."
>
> Ummm...the price didn't change. What actually happened is that Wayne and
> Eric and the boys added significant
> improvements to their core product AND didn't leave those that brought them
> to the dance holding their schmekels.
>
> For example...the new KSYNTH3A wasn't a "minor improvement"...it was a game
> changer.
> But don't take my word for it...God knows I'm not too bright. Just take a
> look at Rob Sherwood's analysis.
>
> You want "exciting new products"...which are generally the same old stuff
> in shiny, much more expensive, new boxes?
> Go to Ken-Yae-Com...and bring your credit card.
>
> I believe a lot more folks share my view.
>
> Which probably explains why Elecraft can sell their hats and Yaesu has to
> give theirs away. :)
>
> Oh crap, I just re-opened another can of worms.
>
> 73, Ray - ND8L
> K3 #6503
> KPA500 #1907
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