[ICOM] Very Interesting..

[Dave AA6YQ]

That statement might be "the most profitable segment of the business is in
the mid-range, right where the TS-2000 is positioned".

Yaesu is losing its shirt over the FT-9000DX "performance improvement
program", also known as the "make the radio work" program.

    73,

        Dave, AA6YQ


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Anders Janis SM4RNA
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 1:30 AM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Very Interesting..


I think that for Kenwood just not to have a competitor to IC-7800,
IC-7700 and the FT-9000's they have already made a statment.

/Anders

Dave Shirk wrote:
> Dick,
>
> I read two things from this. Elecraft must be doing 'really' well, and
> Kenwood must not care 'much' anymore. Thanks for posting this. It is
> an interesting perspective.
>
> Dave - KI4KQ
>
> On Sep 15, 2008, at 12:46 AM, Dick Flanagan wrote:
>
>> I just looked at the ARRL Pacific Division Convention exhibit hall
>> layout.
>> http://tinyurl.com/5whlmx
>>
>> The two largest radio manufacturer exhibits (at three spaces each)
>> are ICOM and Elecraft.  The next two largest (at two spaces each) are
>> Yaesu and Flex-Soft.  The manufacturer with the smallest exhibit (one
>> space off in a corner) is Kenwood.
>>
>> I leave the analysis of these facts as an exercise for the reader.
>>
>> Dick
>
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