In a message dated 5/19/05 9:13:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> in their heyday, Heathkit didn't "take over" > the ham radio market. Certainly they were wildly popular -- but there > were plenty of companies that sold built equipment. There were also other companies selling serious kits, like EF Johnson. Heath's line of ham gear, particularly receivers, at any given time was very limited compared to other companies. Heathkits were pretty good but not in the same class as, say, Collins or Drake. And that was in > > an age when completely homebrew stations were the norm. > I've been a ham since 1967 and completely homebrew stations were rare even then. Of course today a few still homebrew: http://hometown.aol.com/n2ey/myhomepage/index.html > Today, things are different. Appliance operators rule, and the kit- > built rig is an exception. It would be difficult to overcome that > bias in order to "take over". > I'd say that "appliance" stations have been most numerous since at least the mid-60s if not longer. Elecraft's success shows that not everyone wants to go that way, though. That's a good thing. 73 de Jim, N2EY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
