On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:34:12 +0200, Oliver Dröse <dro...@necg.de> wrote:
[snip] >I understood that Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom start with an a bit higher price (but >still acceptable otherwise they would not sell their radios) and after >"earning" all the development costs (and "milking" the early adaptors who >always need the newest and "best") they can and do decrease the product >prices as they only have the production costs then (including margin, etc.). >Typical mass-production mechanisms. > >So what is different at Elecraft? You forget one thing. You cannot buy a rig directly from the giant rig manufacturers. The price you pay for them is the mark-up the dealer makes so he/she can make a profit. Another thing to take into account is that it's the dealer who charges you more for your new (I want it before anyone else product) in the beginning because he/she knows you will pay extra for the latest thing, so you can tell others you have one, or so you can test it against you current rig and report on it before anyone else does..... No malice is intended in my statement. That's just how some folks are. [snip] Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member ______________________________________________________________ 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
