Ummm ... Art Collins had a very large military business in addition to a
small amateur one, and sold his company to Raytheon who, it turned out,
had little interest in building amateur gear. The decision to leave the
market was voluntary, although I have vague memories of one incredibly
expensive Raytheon-Collins HF transceiver [KWM-380? or something like
that] before the end. I don't know why Ten-Tec left, they had a very
loyal and well deserved following, but running a business is really
complex, and they expired well before COVID became a word. To each his own.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
Bill Cotter wrote on 3/29/2022 8:37 PM:
I thought long and hard about a K4, but couldn't stand the idea of a
two year wait for whatever reasons given. If design decisions and
supply chain choices cause you to lose customers, it says that
Elecraft needs to have a long moment to get their house in order. Or,
they will fall into line with TenTec, Collins and many other American
companies that have folded tent.
We all went through the pandemic, and worked around it..... So, I
ordered a Flex 6600M and it was delivered in 8-days. No two year wait.
They have something figured out. I was also assured the PGXL 1500W
amplifier ships in the same time frame.
Go figure.
Bill N4LG
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