And I decided that going to the US direct was a better option all round! 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108, KX3 #??? -- It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996)
On 23 Sep 2011, at 16:49, Raymond METZGER wrote: > Hi Nigel, > > I bought my first Elecraft rig (K2/100) in 2006 from QRP Project in Germany, > since I found their ad in the German Ham magazine "Funk Amateur". This > company has a very friendly and small staff, Peter (DL2FI) and Nikolai > (DL7NIK). > I visited their booth at the Friedrichshafen Hamfest in 2008 and 2010. > During the June 2010 event, Elecraft had its own booth just beneath the one > of QRP Project and Eric presented the P3 for the first time in Europe. > They also sell kits from other sources. As Peter told me, QRP Project is > also doing repairs and giving support, which may be interesting in terms of > shipping costs for us Europeans. > Their web site is www.qrpproject.de and speaks English and German ! > > Now, concerning prices, you must take into account that sales from a German > sellers are necessarily subject to the German VAT (I don't remember the > current rate), but you should save some shipping costs. > In France and probably in UK too, small shipments going through the Post > (USPS in the US and your local Post in UK) are not subject to VAT, in which > case, it's better to buy directly from Elecraft than from Germany.. > Last, but not least, the current GBP/EUR rate has also to be looked at, > specifically within these strange period. > > 73, > Raymond METZGER, F4FNT > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
