[Elecraft] User's Dilemma

[Bob McGraw]

I can totally agree with Joe, W4TV.   At one time I was repairing radios 
for various companies.  I was doing warranty and non-warranty repairs.  
The companies decided it was cost ineffective to maintain independent 
repair services.  Hence, I no longer repair radios, and no longer have 
test equipment to do so. There were other reasons as well, but I agree 
with Joe, W4TV, the expert knowledge base is in Watsonville.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 12/15/2023 11:57 AM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:03:23 -0500
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV"<lists at subich.com>
> To:elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] User's Dilemma
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>> They clearly aren't interested in setting up a third party repair
>> center.
> Given the cost of setting up and running a second "factory
> warranty/repair center" it just doesn't make sense.  Notice
> that none of the other radio manufacturers offer duplicate
> facilities on the east/west coast ... even those that did so
> at one time have pulled back.
>
> The cost of facilities, duplicate test equipment, duplicate
> spare/repair parts, etc. simply can not be amortized economically
> across one or two technicians.  It's far more efficient to simply
> add another technician or two (*IF*  one can find a qualified tech)
> "at the mothership".
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV