Ted,
Good analysis, but I do wonder about the input
data. Of course, I don't know what options you
have. But it could take you longer to build it. If
you stretch the fun out to 160 hours, you'll be
close to the $10 an hour she's using as a baseline
:-) That way you can convince her that the money
is, indeed, well-spent!
73, Phil W7OX
On 9/8/15 11:59 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
FWIW, my wife has developed an algorithm for calculating the value of
radio kit-building. I told her yesterday that I had just ordered the
K2/100. She asked ³How much?² I confessed that with all the accessories
and add-ons and the shipping, it was about $1,700. Then she asked, ³How
long will it take you to build it?" I told her that the reviews I read
said about 30-40 hours, so for me it would likely be about 80. She then
reflected on the fact that our 8-year old grandson builds twenty dollar
Leggo kits in about two hours; thirty dollar kits in about three; and so
on more or less linearly. So, she said, ³It costs about $10 an hour to
amuse him. For you it¹s about $21."
Impeccable logic.
Ted, KN1CBR
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