[SOC] [Elecraft] I thought Elecraft was a household name!

[Quikhooligan]

On 7/15/2012 4:25 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:
> This sounds like the type of QSO we have on the SOC list (Second Class 
> op) all of the time!...hi
> Tom
> wb2qdg
> K@ 1#1103
> 
> On 7/15/2012 12:38 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
>> I worked a station on 6m this morning who gave me a very nice and
>> unsolicited audio report and asked what radio I was running.  I first
>> said it was a K3 and he replied that he was unfamiliar with that model
>> so I said "Elecraft K3" to which he asked how old it was.  I replied
>> that I bought it in late 2010 as a kit.  His reply amused me--"I didn't
>> know Hallicrafters was still in business!" I spelled out Elecraft and he
>> said he would have to Google that to see what it was all about.
>>
>> By this point I had presumed all the active hams had heard of Elecraft.
>> Heh!
>>
>> 73, de Nate, N0NB >>


Origin of Elecraft name      =  1997    (15 years ago)

Origin of Hallicrafters name =  1932    (80 years ago)

Conclusion:  Elecraft has a disadvantage of 65 years before it might
achieve the same name recognition that Hallicrafters has.

Why Elecraft?   Why not Olins Radio?  Or Rake?