The KIO3BUPKT price was a surprise because the KIO3 assembly is bundled into the K3 and K3S, so its standalone price has not been generally publicized. Further, the KSYN3AUPG and KXV3B are $220 and $200 respectively, so one might have expected the KIO3BUPKT to be similar.
But, in fact, the KIO3/A/B assembly is more expensive than many of us realized. I am confident that Elecraft priced the KIO3BUPKT in the same fair manner as their other products. Each of us can decide if the price is worth the value we expect to receive from it. And, many have already chosen to buy the K3S rather than upgrade a K3. It's great that we have all these choices! Ed W0YK __________________________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft Sent: 19 December, 2015 12:50 To: Oliver Dröse Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B pricing (was: Re: K3IOB) Hi Olli, Yes, 389.95 is the correct price. This is not a single board. It is a three board set that costs much more than our old KIO3B to manufacture. The board set also now contains a new USB Codec, USB Comm port, Internal USB hub and additional logic to handle routing of data between the USB and RS-232 paths (all fitting into the same space as the old boards). The upgrade kit also includes two external cables (one custom), new hw etc. These boards are also manufactured at a much lower volume than those in the PC market, with the subsequent increased cost on our end. A $200 price would be selling at a significant loss. Our goal is always to price our products as reasonably as possible after taking into account our production and support costs while making enough profit to continue to exist and serve the amateur radio market. We walk that line carefully every day. And its always a challenge! :-) 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._ > On Dec 19, 2015, at 11:07 AM, Oliver Dröse <dro...@necg.de> wrote: > > Would have expected something in the 200 US$ price range but 400 bucks for an "USB sound card" (as this is the only functional difference to the KIO3A) is too heavy for my liking, too ... will probably keep going with my microHAM USB III then ... > > 73, Olli - DH8BQA ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
