[Elecraft] KPA1500

[Doug Person]

I would be very happy with a KPA1000.

Doug -- K0DXV

On 2/19/2016 2:02 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
> I realize and agree with all of what you said...  I would ONLY want to
> see the piece produced if it made sense for both sides of the
> equation...  I wouldn't want anything to be done that might jeopardize
> the company's viability/longevity.
>
> I want them to be here LONG after I'm gone...  Hopefully, long after my
> sons have wrung the last bit of usefulness from all my Elecraft gear
> that I leave behind!  :)
>
> But I'm still pulling for them to be presented with a way to put one of
> these in my hands!
>
> 73,
>
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KG5LKV
> (318) 518-1389
>
> On 2/19/2016 2:30 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>> Lots of possible reasons why Elecraft might not do a 1500, but
>> specifically price breaks and unwillingness to adopt a product that
>> from other manufacturers has proven problematic at our price range for
>> well understood reasons. Elecraft has been conservative about
>> introductions, and that plays well for what they *do* produce.
>>
>> Ignore the boo-bird gallery on this reflector and note long term
>> performance of other ham manufacturers including near death brushes or
>> full on encounters with bankruptcy. Elecraft *grew* their business
>> during the great recession. Financially stable and responsive to
>> customers with great products. Hard to find combo, generally.
>>
>> Personally I'll let 'em do whatever they want (as if I could really
>> affect that). They *might* put out a 1500, which I would buy in a
>> heartbeat for the integration. But it wouldn't be a hacksaw job and it
>> wouldn't put their balance sheet near the edge, and it *would* have
>> gotten past all those issues that 1500's seem to be dogged with.
>>
>> 73, Guy
>>
>> On Friday, February 19, 2016, Clay Autery <cautery at montac.com
>> <mailto:cautery at montac.com>> wrote:
>>
>>      Shhhhh...  We're starting a ground-swell...  <grin>
>>
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