Not a shortfall on Elecrafts end. They designed it that way.
Consumers have driven some of the changes that have been made, like this
one. If Elecraft gets enough feedback on a certain item, then they redesign
to address the wants and needs of the consumer. You certainly can't get that
kind of response from YaeKenCom or ComYaeWood or Fucumyung or whatever.
If you don't like the price, then don't buy it. Personally, I feel
like it's a bargain considering what I have invested in the radio. As they
continue to come out with mods that will improve my K3, then I'll continue
to buy them, or in the matter of the FREE mods I'll continue to request
them.
If your gonna play, you gotta pay. :-)
Stan Rife
W5EWA
-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Lankshear
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:53 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Raised K3DSPUPGD price?
The K3DSPUPGD was expensive at the old price, bearing in mind the cost of
carriage and return. Now the price is verging on the obscene. For the
money you'll get a Rev B board with a few component changes and the added
LPF board.
For those who can use a soldering iron, the W9AC bass enhancement mods work
perfectly well, so keep fingers crossed that the LPF, when it appears, is
priced fairly.
Is it right that we're being asked to pay through the nose for things that
are correcting shortfalls in the original design?
73 DaveL
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