The first kits for ham were from Art Collins in about '36. Bob K9ING -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Townsend Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:46 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] my story for Solid Copy
Don I agree but I think you missed one point. I can't ever remember a kit before Elecraft that was judged best in class. Re-engineering and cost reduction was really Heathkit's forte. Heathkit's attempts at original engineering, like the Pawnee, Shawnee, and their first synthesized 2M rig were unmitigated disasters. Collins never felt the competition because if you could afford it you always bought the Collins even if that meant buying the used 75A4 or 51J. 73 Fred, AE6QL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 6:55 PM 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
