[Elecraft] KPA800/1500 pricing & evolutionary forces within our control

2006-05-23 Thread wayne burdick
For those of you who have noted that $5K+ is not cheap, a very brief history lesson and prediction follows. 1999: - Elecraft's first transceiver was pretty big and sophisticated for a "QRP" rig. We gambled on this to get people's attention. The K2 then evolved in many directions. Subsequ

Re: [Elecraft] KPA800/1500 pricing & evolutionary forces within our control

2006-05-24 Thread w6jd
Those are the kind of words I like to hear! 73, Doug, W6JD -- Original message -- From: wayne burdick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For those of you who have noted that $5K+ is not cheap, a very brief > history lesson and prediction follows. > > 1999: > > - Elecraft's firs

Re: [Elecraft] KPA800/1500 pricing & evolutionary forces within our control

2006-05-24 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
One clarification - Wayne is correct in stating that many of our products evolve and morph into additional versions over time. But its important to note that we are not developing any other amplifiers right now besides the KPA800 and KPA1500. We're 100% committed to getting these out and want