*Ron, The advertising by Elecraft is refreshing for most. Inclusion of customers in the discussion of interoperability of their products allows the customer views to be talked about at Elecraft.
Your view expressed here may indeed result in further discussion at management level. You may not be privy to those discussions of course, but may result in some refinement of the way they do business. How can this NOT be a positive? You seem to think the products are overpriced, but consider this, if cost of production over set period of time for XXX amount of units VS say XXXXXX number of units will effect the cost of components and overhead with engineering etc...all these variables play a part in accurate costing of production. Smaller manufacturers such as Elecraft strive to be competitive but need to return a profit to stay viable and the current financial situation around the globe does not help I imagine. If Elecraft produce a quality product and needs to sell them at a 'premium' some 10-20 percent higher than we as customers expect to pay then it is the customer who must decide if it is value for money or not. This also applies to any manufacturer and in in the world of amateur radio products I am happy to buy those Elecraft products that suit my requirements. I don't need the 'bling', I only need equipment that DOES meet the operational requirements for me, NOT what a manufacturer states I need and believe me there IS a difference. I was once a Dealer (NEW not Pick-Up reseller) and this was for several manufacturers and I choose Elecraft products based on equipment performance rather than price. The above opinions are mine and not those of elecraft as I am just a customer, nothing more. 73 * On 22 July 2012 07:40, KM4VX <ronce...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I like the Elecraft products and also have several of their > radios/meters/amp etc. However, I still find the marketing unsatisfactory > and the hype over their products unjustified; the reflector serves to keep > the prices inflated and promotes the products using the customers as unpaid > salesmen. > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:11:18 -0700 > From: ml-node+s365791n7559595...@n2.nabble.com > To: ronce...@earthlink.net > Subject: Re: KAT500 > > > > Sad you feel this way. I have been enjoying my KX3 for about a > month now. > > Yes, I waited almost 6 months from the date of my pre-order. I did the same > > for my K3. Neither was "vintage" when received. Hardly. In fact even with > > the early-adopter pre-order wait, there was still nothing on the market > that > > compared with either product. I also pre-ordered a KAT500 when Elecraft > > announced they were comfortable enough with the design to accept orders. > > When it arrives, I will enjoy that also. > > 73, > > Bruce N1RX > > > > > Bruce: I know and there is stuff on YouTube, but that is quite different > > from a photo on Elecraft > > > promoting the product. I cancelled KX3 because by the time I got it the > > technology would be > > > vintage; I have high hopes the KAT500 will surface this year. Ron > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > > > > > > > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to > the discussion below: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT500-tp7559586p7559595.html > > > > To unsubscribe from KAT500, click here. > > NAML > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT500-tp7559586p7559601.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- *Gary* *"If you don't know where you are going you will probably end up somewhere else."* ______________________________________________________________ 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
