True, when I decided on the Eagle over the K3, I added the price of similar accessories that I would want to each radio to determine total cost. The K3 came out slightly more expensive, but most of the difference was the sales tax on the Elecraft.
BTW, I'm ordering a K3 as we speak! The thing that I admire most about Elecraft is that you can start with a very basic radio, be it the K2 or K3, and add on features at a later date. How many other vendors can say that? Before the days of SDR radios, getting the latest and greatest improvements meant buying a new radio. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/5/2012 9:36 AM, Dyarnes wrote: > Hi All, > > I have one other suggestion, just based on my experiences. I either own, or > have owned, a lot of radios over my 57 years in the hobby. The only real > "buyer's remorse" I've had, other than from a radio that just didn't perform > as advertised, was when I "under-bought". If you spend a little too much, > you can usually live with that after a bit of a struggle with your budget. > However, when you "under-buy", there is almost an immediate sense of > frustration, which often leads to making another purchase and taking a loss > on your original one. Sometimes, coughing up an extra couple of hundred > dollars or so on the front end might save you a thousand dollars later on. > I guess the old cliché' "penny-wise and pound foolish" fits here. I offer > this commentary because I know there are a few newer rigs out there that, > although seemingly quite capable, and perhaps a few hundred dollars less > than a K3, really may not be sufficiently cheaper in the long run > considering what you lose in features. But it's not just the K3 rivals I am > thinking of--I could make the same argument as to all these Icom models that > have come out, or the various models of the Yaesu 5000. Much of this seems > to me to be these companies trying to hit "price points" as their primary > objective. Also, don't be overly influenced by the "base price". Many/most > of these radios today need additional accessories. Even Elecraft does it > this way, but the point is that you really need to carefully analyze all the > add-on you really need. Nobody does this more effectively than the computer > industry! Have you purchased one from Dell or HP lately? > > Dave W7AQK > ______________________________________________________________ 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
