I think Elecraft has enough on its hands with COVID 19 just getting these rigs designed, updated, built and shipped.
I am not aware that any major manufacturer of HF amateur radio transceivers maintains an equipment rental program. A rental program would be complex to administer. You would have to deal with insurance, shipping concerns and complaints that inevitably are part of such a program. Plus a legal team on hand to deal with problems that result from a rental experience gone bad. The program would have significant staffing requirements. I would think even if they were interested in offering this service, they have many more pressing concerns giving COVID 19. -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Eric Garner Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 9:45 AM To: Elecraft list <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Can I rent a K4? isn't that why most expensive things require a deposit to rent them? Eric KI7LTT On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 9:32 AM Alan - G4GNX <g4...@g4gnx.com> wrote: > I can't see that working. > > When a renter defaults and does a runner, Elecraft would have to > layout a lot in recovery fees and maybe even end up with a pile of > junk for their trouble. > > It might work in a very small country or if they had a physical > presence in all states. > > 73, > > Alan. G4GNX > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "John Harper" <johna...@gmail.com> > To: "Elecraft list" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: 03/02/2021 17:20:47 > Subject: [Elecraft] Can I rent a K4? > > >I wonder if this model would work? > > > >Flex offers a refund for those who try one of their rigs and don't > >like > it. > >But a rental would pose less risk to the manufacturer. > > > >There are (rumored) a small number of K4's in existence - the rest, > >of course, are on hold. But regardless...even after full production > >has > begun: > > > >What if, before plunking down 4 kilodollars, I could rent the rig for > >two weeks? > > > >If I don't like it, I send it back to Elecraft and I'm only out the > >rental fee and the cost to ship (renter pays shipping in both directions). > > > >If I do like it, I keep the rig and pay the balance. > > > >The rental fee would separate the serious potential buyers from those > >simply wanting a two-week joyride. The question is, how much of a > >rental fee would be acceptable for a company to offer such a business model? > > > >John AE5X > >https://ae5x.blogspot.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > garn...@gmail.com > -- --Eric _________________________________________ Eric Garner ______________________________________________________________ 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 gthorn...@thorntonmostullaw.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
