[Elecraft] Giving Up

[David Gilbert]

Except that the K4 (not K4HD) does not equal the K3 for raw 
performance.  The K4HD with equivalent performance and accessories is 
going to cost a fortune, with the extra cost going mostly into creature 
features.

And you're forgetting comparison to rigs from other manufacturers. If 
you create a sliding scale of cost versus performance for various rigs, 
Elecraft doesn't come out on top on any rig anymore.

Dave   AB7E



On 6/8/2021 10:25 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
> Not so, Doug.
>
> My K3, including accessories and filters, was $4,500 in 2007. That's 
> $5,722 in today's dollars.
>
> A K4 with all its advanced technology at $4,600 (your quote) is a 
> steal compared to a K3.
>
> The word "expensive" can be applied to the K4 (or any product) only 
> when answering the question, "compared to what?"  Otherwise it has no 
> meaning.  Nothing is expensive or inexpensive on its own.  The word 
> has relevance only when comparing the price of two or more products.
>
> 73,
>
> Kent  K9ZTV
>
>
> On 6/7/2021 9:33 PM, Doug Person, KØDXV, wrote:
>> ... With a tuner the [K4] price is $4600 making it one of the most 
>> expensive transceivers on the market ... When the K3 came out it was 
>> very competitively priced. I'm not sure I would describe the K4 with 
>> the same words. It is unquestionably an expensive radio.
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