Bob Naumann wrote: > What this tells us is that while us K3 types are devoted and loyal, we're > just a drop in the bucket of the world-wide amateur market compared to the > "big two". (Kenwood doesn't count until they come out with a real radio - > then it once again may be the 'big 3').
Actually, I don't think it "tells us" this at all. I/Y/K manufacture and sell a huge range of electronic products, not all radios in the usual sense, and most of ones that are "radios" are for non-ham users. They are all very large international companies, and no fooling, they make good ham radios, no question. Elecraft on the other hand, sells ham radio products only -- and very good ones that compete with the specs of the others so well as to win in most categories. Coupled with the issues of support, upgrade, and cost, E-radios are probably at the top of the heap for many reasons. My KX1 is #697 [I think]. K2 is #4398. K3 is #642, but it has a couple of hardware mods and is running FW Ver 4.03 as I type this, pretty much up to date as of 17 Jun 2010. I have yet to see an update for my FT-847 [which I like and use on UHF/VHF]. Actually, I don't think Yaesu even knows I'm one of their customers, but Elecraft does. We need to be very careful how we compare radios and companies who make them. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2010 Cal QSO Party 2-3 Oct 2010 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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
