John
The thought of having a second receiver board is certainly enticing and in
fact, I had planned to purchase one. I have the highest respect for Flex
products but for the sake of providing honest feedback, I would just like to
say the following. When I inquired about the price at the CSVHFS conference
this summer, a ball park figure of roughly half of the price mentioned in
this e-mail was estimated. In my opinion it was reasonable, however the
price range stated in this e-mail has definitely caused me to rethink
whether I can justify spending 25% of what I paid for the entire radio on
the second receiver. To me this is disappointing as I had planned to
purchase every conceivable accessory as they became available.
In my case, the upcoming internal 2 meter transverter will be a priority
and if I remember correctly, a pleasingly reasonable estimated price in the
mid $200 range was mentioned for it. Now I am wondering if that will also be
priced beyond what can be justified. Please dont get me wrong, I love the
cutting edge products you are producing and have been wrestling with my
conscience about whether or not to send this e-mail, but Im sure you want
an honest opinion from your customers. Perhaps there are others that feel
this way and havent spoken up.
Thanks for listening,
Jim
K5HY
From: "john" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <flexradio@flex-radio.biz>
CC: 'Sales' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Flexradio] Feedback requested
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:34:50 -0500
Dear Flexers and soon-to-be Flexers:
Gerald is busy finishing up the second receiver design; it should be
available late January or February. The price is expected to be between
$600-700. We would like to know how many units to build.
Please let me know if you would like to reserve a 2nd receiver.
We are also planning to order t-shirts and hats. Each item will sell for
$10
plus shipping. The shirt will be slightly modified, making it generic to
both SDR-1K and 5000 radios. The FLEX-5000 banner will be removed and
replaced with " Real Radios Don't Need Knobs" . "Open Source
Software-User Defined" will be moved to below the console. Please let me
know if you are interested in a hat and/or shirt or both.
Thanks.
John P. Basilotto
W5GI
Chief Operating Officer
Marketing and Sales
Office 512 535-5266
FAX 512 233-5143
www.flex-radio.com
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