Dear OMs, The problem is that radio prices would almost certainly need to go up to give the dealer a margin after his/her own expenses.
An independent service facility would be nice but is there adequate business in this? Not so sure we in EI could easily use a UK service facility. I prefer to ship to California than Italy. The cost of shipping to Italy may not be so wildly different than the cost of California freight. Have a friend who lost a SPE 2K FA in shipping to Rome and received no compensation. It is a problem for sure. I have always dealt directly with the factory and have been fortunate. A conundrum for sure. Enjoy your Elecraft. Be careful and pray. 73 Doug EI2CN On Thu 14 Dec 2023, 19:14 Dave, <dave.g4...@gmail.com> wrote: > It’s even more of an issue for those of us outside the USA. Shipping a > relatively large and valuable parcel is hugely expensive, in both carriage > and insurance. > > Elecraft did have a UK dealer, but currently the only repair option is > California or possibly Italy. Not having a service manual makes even a > simple “kitchen table” type repair unlikely, although I’m sure that the > techs at Elecraft would help as much as they can. > > I’m sure sales would increase if there was local sales and support. > > 73 Dave G4AON (K4D, KPA500, KX3, K2 and K1) > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 turnb...@net1.ie ______________________________________________________________ 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