I would also buy one. 73
WD1V Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2010, at 1:15 PM, WW2PT <ww...@arrl.net> wrote: > I'll weigh in, just in case the Aptos crew is taking notes and > counting votes. ;-) > > An off-the-shelf, high-end appliance to compete with THP or SPE would > be a high-cost, low-volume, low-profit venture, something I would not > want to undertake in the current economic conditions if I were CEO of > a small company like Elecraft. > > Personally, I'd love a small (500w or 600w) solid-state amplifier kit > that I can build myself (a *real* kit, with soldering iron and > everything!). Some of us don't have the time, tools, and/or smarts to > homebrew such a creature on our own and would jump all over a kit like > this. It doesn't have to be anything revolutionary, just a simple amp > built around MRF150's or whatever. Base model would work with any rig > to make it appeal to the mass market, with options to expand > functionality (built-in ATU, K2/K3 interface, etc.), kind of like the > way the K2 is marketed -- buy what you need. If it could be sold for > less than a comparable Ameritron, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. > > 73, > Paul WW2PT > > > > On Feb 11, 2010, at 9:48 AM, lawrence libsch wrote: > >> Group - >> >> For those who believe Elecraft can't compete in the amp market, >> I ask you to consider the market into which Elecraft introduced the >> K3. Now almost 4000 of us have sold or retired other high quality >> transceivers for the K3. >> It's excellent that many K3 owners already have quality amps >> that function well for them. Many of us, however would like to >> purchase an amp from Elecraft with true K3 compatribility and the >> kind of quality and service advantages that Elecraft has brought to >> the K3. >> >> >> K4KGG, Larry > ______________________________________________________________ > 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