> That is an extremely small market. There is a reason the rigs you > mentioned are no longer around. Serious ops go the transverter route.
The problem is that there are NO good VHF/UHF radios anymore! That's why the serious OPs MUST go the transverter route. Believe me, there's quite some market in Europe for really good VHF&up equipment. We have a high population density here with lots of active stations. Especially during contests were the big guns do > 1.000 QSOs alone on 2 m in a 24 h contest. Ever wondered why companies like DB6NT technologies can sell monoband 20 W transverters for 1.400 EUR? Because there is demand for extra-ordinary performance. To my mind a "K3V" incl. 10, 6, 2 m with 100 W, crossband capability (satellites) and with optional internal 70 & 23 cm and 4 m modules would be a really good seller as long as it could be produced for a price as the stock K3 + 100 W amp ranges today. But surely the market is smaller than that for a K3 as is today. External transverters are rather a pain, again some extra boxes, cabling needed, a.s.o., not really portable/mobile friendly. Put it all into one package and it will be a real plus. Unfortunately this will never happen, I fear. :-(( Vy 73, Olli - DH8BQA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
