On 7/28/2012 5:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I think that Flex's strategy is rather clear: offer two transceivers, one near the current price of the 5K
(6500), and a "premium" unit priced similar to the "Big Three's" "consulate"
transceivers. Many believe this is a market they need to be in, having abdicated this segment to their
competitors for years.
This is why they will (and should) price the 6700 in the same range as their
competitors, and offer those with neither the desire or the wherewithal to
spend $8,000 the 6500. Continuously bleating about the European economy is not
going to convince Flex to under-price the 6700, as indeed it shouldn't.
Mike- N8MSA
[...]
You may very well be right. But to fully compete with the "consulate
level" (good moniker!) transceivers, they will have to appeal to
certain wealthy amateurs who overcome a recalcitrant ionosphere and
the cold Winter nights by using 3CX3000F3 amplifiers and the like --
which require at least 200 watts drive.
Alternatively, they could provide a well-integrated accessory 500
Watt amplifier ("IPA" to the high power boys). It should be capable
of driving the very nonlinear input impedances of untuned-cathode
grounded grid linear amplifiers while maintaining low distortion,
which the Ameritron AlS-1200 isn't. The Henry 8K Ultra would be a
good test rig.
With every good wish,
Kevin, WB4AIO, who never runs that kind of power (except at the
broadcast stations I've worked for!).
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