Of course. But we’re not going to tell everyone about our secret fishing spots.
This particular pond just happens to be in a very public place. One where we get nibbles on every cast. 73, Wayne N6KR ---- elecraft.com > On Mar 25, 2019, at 6:07 PM, Richards <jricha...@k8jhr.com> wrote: > > Mr. Eric, perhaps you are fishing in the wrong pond ... > > To coin a phrase: Ask not why some hams buy your radios - ask why all the > others do not. > > Asking members of this group who are pleased with your products is misplaced. > Instead, you should poll those who recently purchased, or who contemplate > purchasing, competing products. More hams purchase competing products than > buy Elecraft gear, so you should ask THEM why. Disregard sycophantic > owners who claim you make the only rig worth owning (even if that is true!) > Disregard those who claim other manufacturers have lost touch with their > customers, because that is simply not true. Many well informed, qualified > hams buy other brands for good reasons. In any case, you should determine > what induced them to eschew your products for theirs. Contrary to popular > belief, owning Brand X is not a sign of insanity! Contest guru K3LR has > brand X radios in his big contest shack. World famous Rob Sherwood NC0B has > four of the latest Brand X radios and the latest Brand Y radio on his desk. > And they are pretty smart guys. To increase market share, you must produce > products that appeal to more buyers with money to spend. (I learned this is > Business 101.) ;-) > > That is just MY take ... you make the call. K8JHR > > _____________________________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
