My three cents (have to account for inflation); Heathkit could enter the ham market again by offering something that Elecraft doesn't and something that would be just as useful. By this I mean that they could start out by offering a 2 meter mobile radio kit that is microprocessor controlled, as I believe one of the last kits they offered way back when was a computer kit.
Matthew Pitts N8OHU Sent from my Wireless Device -----Original Message----- From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:55:10 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] my story for Solid Copy I don't think Heathkit will be entering the Ham Radio market anytime soon, Elecraft has taken that position from them. Their initial kit promise is for a "parking position" sensor that will allow you to position your vehicle in the garage - a 2x4 placed on the garage floor does that for me at the moment, so I am curious to discover the value added by this Heathkit offering. Heathkit used to be an affordable solution to the ham on a budget. The HW101 or the SB101 was a Solution to those who wanted the Collins KWM1 but could not afford the Collins price tag. Heathkit provided good transceivers (or separate transmitters and receivers) at an affordable price, and that fact is not to be diminished. I just do not see Heathkit continuing in that market with the likes of Elecraft leading the way with offerings like the K2, the K1 and KX1 and the kit version of the K3 and soon to come KX3 at affordable prices given the current economy 73, Don W3FPR On 9/8/2011 9:20 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > The one thing I can see Heath banking on is the wave of nostalgia that > has been in place for some time. I could see them bringing back some > classics, perhaps in limited quantity, Playing off their history would > be their strength. At this point I'm not sure that they could compete > with the brain trust at Elecraft and play at the high end right off the > bat. > > 73, de Nate N0NB>> > ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
