[Elecraft] Love me K3 line

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

As the price goes up, the market gets infinitely smaller.    And 
quantity makes for profit.   I would prefer to build one million $1.00 
widgets as opposed to one $1,000,000 widget.

73
Bob, K4TAX

On 2/1/2016 6:38 AM, Jim Bolit wrote:
> Would you be buyers at $10,000, $12,000, $14,000?
>
> People that would buy right now, represent a very small market segment and Elecraft has already done their study on market segments and high power amplifiers.
>
> It is simple math........
>
> W6AIM
> JIM
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Gerald Manthey <kc6cnn at gmail.com>
> Date: 1/31/2016 11:47 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Greg Miller <gmiller at sonic.net>
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Love me K3 line
>
> I would buy one right now.
> 500 is great for convenience but full legal limit would be my ultimate goal. Some time a little extra is all you need lol and I run QRP most the time.
>
>
>> On Jan 31, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Greg Miller <gmiller at sonic.net> wrote:
>>
>> …a KPA1500 is something I would buy in a heartbeat (suppose I would need a KAT1500 to go with it).
>>
>> -Greg NY6C
>>
>>> On Jan 31, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> K3KO said:
>>>
>>> “One thing for sure you can't defeat the laws of physics.  1500 W -> 500
>>> Watts is a 4.5 dB loss.  That is huge in a pileup.”
>>>
>>> True, and I notice it here when I get beat by other W6s with similar stations other than the amp.  I live with it given the incredible integration of the KPA500: I have the amps in a closet and never touch them. They just work.
>>>
>>> My hope is that Elecraft becomes a giant corporation with enough R&D capital to bring back the KPA1500! Come on guys, buy more stuff!!
>>>
>>> Ken K6MR
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2/1/2016 2:39 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
>>>> It might be difficult to find anyone here to disagree with you about the
>>>> K3 system, Paul :-)
>>>>
>>>> 73, Phil W7OX
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/31/16 5:09 PM, Paul VanOveren wrote:
>>>>> I have worked both S Sandwich and S. Georgia Islands on 4 bands and CW
>>>>> and
>>>>> SSB for ATNOs, # 343 and 344 for my DXCC credits. When I sold my Alpha
>>>>> 374
>>>>> 3 holer amp and purchased the KPA 500 I was somewhat concerned about the
>>>>> pwr output difference. However I have worked probably 15 ATNOs since the
>>>>> switch and have NOT missed working any station that I have wanted to
>>>>> work.
>>>>> The P3 w/SVGA added is a great tool, particulary on CW, looking for a
>>>>> hole
>>>>> to call in when the DX is listening 5 to 20 Kcs up...
>>>>>
>>>>> NF8J
>>>>> Paul
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