Yeah, I understand engineering to price points. On the smaller rigs, it's more an issue of availabe real estate on the rear panel. Doesn't mean I have to LIKE it... :)
73 -Jim On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:31:30 -0800 (PST), Ron wrote: >Remember Jim, today's engineering staff (or should I say finance and marketing >engineering staff) is not to worry about your cost of ownership. They are >there to get the equipment sold at best profit margin possible and then >obsoleted so that you will buy another. It's all about cash flow. > >BTW I am not blaming the companies. Unfortunately, we do this to ourselves >with the way we invest, shop and consume. -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
