[SixClub] Newly Licensed Operators & Sticker Shock

[Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

I am no technical genius, are you implying that for  $15.00 one could fix a 
MFJ 9606 ?
 seems to me that MJF would have done that they could sell a BUNCH more of 
those radios.

                                                                             
                               Joey
Richard J. Fiero II  W5TFW
QSL Manager USS KIDD DD-661
http://members.cox.net/w5tfw/my%20web%20page.htm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Coles" <scoles at isomedia.com>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: [SixClub] Newly Licensed Operators & Sticker Shock


All,



This seems to happen on nearly all ham groups these days:  Consider how a 
newly licensed operator reads a thread with continuously escalating price 
tags for even a used acceptable transceiver.  Next the new operator will 
hear, "You have to have at minimum 2 11-element Yagis stacked on a 20-foot 
tower."  Price that.  Next somebody says, "My $1700 23-skidoo transceiver 
didn't work quite right until I bought the $350 XX-99 option."



I've heard that various barriers, of which sticker shock must be a major 
one, prevent 50% of new hams from ever getting on the air.  A lot of teens 
and retired license holders don't have even $200 for a station.



It doesn't take an economic genius to realize the Amateur Radio Magazines 
making their money from the advertisements for $3500 products have to devote 
a lot more space to reviews that to innovative improvements to low-end 
products.



But a discussion board like this one, should the members wish, can encourage 
home innovators to reveal how they fixed a POJ's shortcomings to make a 
serious station.  I truly enjoy reports from home innovators who spend $15 
to fix drift instead of buying a higher ticket rig.



Looks like another sporadic-E propagation day.



Best regards,



Steven, KD7YTE
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