Nice post, Jim.
Yaesu was giving mousepads this year, not hats. So apparently, even the
new, independent Yaesu can't afford to give away hats. I bought a hat
from Elecraft this year and didn't mind doing it. I then went over to
the embroidery booth and spent another $10 putting my call on the hat,
so I actually was dumb enough to spend $22 on my hat.
Elecraft is never going to be Yaesu, and that suits me just fine.
Elecraft has sold 7100 K3s. Yaesu has probably sold ten times as many
FT2000/5000/9000s. Plus Yaesu sells HTs and mobiles along with hundreds
of overpriced accessories (check the price of the non-upgradable DMU2000
to prove my point). So one cannot really compare the two companies. I
also really like the fact that Elecraft upgrades the K3 and doesn't make
me buy a new rig every couple of years to keep up with improvements.
So, those people complaining about Elecraft's tight purse strings should
take a minute to stop and think about why.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 5/19/13 3:17 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
That said, a couple of things. First of all, I'm not certain that
Yaesu was giving away caps. I saw some, but they could have been from
a prior event.
Second, in talking with Lisa, she said that these were not $2 caps. I
can see that they are made very well, and the Elecraft name and logo
are embroidered. It's a dark blue color, which is my favorite. Third
(okay, I lied), Elecraft is not Yaesu -yet. I'm sure that it cost
quite a bit for booth space, travel, lodging and meals for the number
of staffers who came along, and for shipping all of their display
equipment both ways.
The first time I stopped to talk with Lisa, a guy bought a KX3 with -
cash! Wow! The second time, Lisa gave caps to another guy and his
YL/XYL (or he may have paid for them; I don't know) but she said that
he bought $10,000 worth of Elecraft products.
You know, when this discussion began, I felt a bit ashamed to be a
member of this fraternity. Same for whoever complained about not
being able to get the convention discount when he didn't attend the
convention. We hams have a reputation for being cheap, but if we can
afford to buy the various Elecraft products, can't we afford to pay
for a nicely-made cap?
73 de Jim - AD6CW
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