To: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Hector:
According to several currency calculators:
2,014,200 JPY = $21,983.0832 USD
Whew.
73,
Tom N0SS
At 09:38 01/05/2010, you wrote
higher cost than we pay here in the U.S.
Dave W7AQK
- Original Message -
From: Tom Hammond n...@embarqmail.com
To: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Hector:
According
To me the argument that we have to buy our Japanese rigs from an importer
too, isn't a very good one.
Everyone in the world has to buy there Japanese rigs from a importer so
everybody has to pay more.
But with Elecraft equipment, only the Japanese have buy there stuff from a
importer whilst the
For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Fumiaki Okushi fumi...@okushi.com wrote:
From: Fumiaki Okushi fumi...@okushi.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 9:25 PM
From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com
: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 9:25 PM
From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:51:18 -0800 (PST)
WOW ! Hard to believe,then I imagine a fully loaded K3
Okushi fumi...@okushi.com wrote:
From: Fumiaki Okushi fumi...@okushi.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 9:25 PM
From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:51
Guys - Lets end this thread for now. This is something we are acutely
aware of and are constantly working on.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Elecraft list moderator.
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Home:
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Fumiaki Okushi fumi...@okushi.com wrote:
From: Fumiaki Okushi fumi...@okushi.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 9:25 PM
From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled
and pay all the
transportation expenses I guess.
AD4C
For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3
--- On Tue, 1/5/10, Tom Hammond n...@embarqmail.com wrote:
From: Tom Hammond n...@embarqmail.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com, elecraft
Hi Hector - Its nowhere near this high. Someone added incorrectly.
Again - Let's please end this thread. Anyone with questions on this,
please feel free to email me.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
Hector Padron wrote:
WOW !! You are telling me that a ham in japan who will like to purchase a
fully
Was talking with a JA operator yesterday who said that Elecraft is getting a
very bad name in that country - not for their product, but because of a
business decision to have everything go through an exclusive dealer for both
sales and service. The problem (according to this operator) is that the
No Tech support? When did this happen? :)
73 Ian
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2010/1/4 Tom Meier tomk...@gmail.com
Was talking with a JA operator yesterday who said that Elecraft is
Tom,
If he buys direct from Elecraft, he will have Tech Support direct from
Elecraft, so I would guess he does not know his facts.
He may not have access to tech support from the Japanese distributor,
but that is a different statement.
73,
Don W3FPR
Tom Meier wrote:
Was talking with a JA
Hi everyone, this is my first post.
I also had a Japanese ham (in Japan) tell me the same story.
I found on the order page on the Elecraft site the following line:
Note: All Japan orders (except expatriate orders) must be placed through our
distributor: EDC
This sounds to me like if you're
Unless the situation has changed in Japan, it's customary or perhaps
required to use a import/export company/agent for sales in Japan. Some
countries make it extremely difficult for individuals to import or
export. Although my company doesn't do any business in Japan, we do
business in other
Sounds like Tokyo Hy-Power in reverse. I now get to pay dealer markup and
sales tax so my L4-B will stay in service.
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Tom Meier tomk...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Tom Meier tomk...@gmail.com
Subject: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday
From: Duncan Carter d...@vibrotek.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:59:57 -0700
Unless the situation has changed in Japan, it's customary or perhaps
required to use a import/export company/agent for sales in Japan.
Some countries make it extremely
Meier
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Tom,
If he buys direct from Elecraft, he will have Tech Support direct from
Elecraft, so I would guess he does not know his facts.
He may not have access to tech support from the Japanese distributor
] Disgrunteled Japanese
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 5:45 PM
Hi everyone, this is my first post.
I also had a Japanese ham (in Japan) tell me the same story.
I found on the order page on the Elecraft site the following line:
Note: All Japan orders (except expatriate
: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 9:49 AM
To: Tom Meier
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Tom,
If he buys direct from Elecraft, he will have Tech Support
That is just the same as those here in the states buying or importing
a gray market camera or other piece of electronics that the US dealers
or distributors will not support.
Should I be mad at Canon or Nikon?I don't think so.So the JA's
don't like it when the shoe is on the other foot.
A couple of thoughts:
1) Distributor jacking up the price . . .
Heathkit did the same thing forty years ago. You had your choice of
buying direct from the factory at one price (lower), or with the
convenience of buying from a local (more or less) distributor at another
price (higher). There
, bands could be different from one country
to another (and certainly the case between US and JA),
so there's another reason you might want to deal locally.
Regards,
Fumi Okushi/KB2KVV
From: Duncan Carter d...@vibrotek.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:51
From: Bob k...@att.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:51:51 -0500
Should I be mad at Canon or Nikon?I don't think so.So the JA's
don't like it when the shoe is on the other foot.
Have you actually done price comparison?
Yaesu, Kenwood, ICOM
From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:51:18 -0800 (PST)
WOW ! Hard to believe,then I imagine a fully loaded K3 will be then over 5
grands in japan with that dealer EDC?
You can find the price list for K3 (and accessories
Jan 2010 13:09:32 -0800
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
From: fumi...@okushi.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
I would personally prefer to buy from a local distributor, for the exact
reason you mention.
So I'm willing to pay a little extra for that convenience.
The question
Fumiaki Okushi wrote:
Have you actually done price comparison?
Yaesu, Kenwood, ICOM products are only slightly more expensive in the US
market.
With respect to Canon and Nikon (and I believe you are referring to DSLR),
they are usually cheaper in the US market (because of fierce
] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 9:49 AM
To: Tom Meier
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Disgrunteled Japanese
Tom,
If he buys direct from Elecraft, he will have Tech Support direct from
Elecraft, so I would guess he does not know his facts.
He may
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