Snort! Your "observations," are as anecdotal as can be and.....continue to
make my point --- a point that was started when I sent out the reply: If - IF -
they can produce a similar product at a reduced cost, including the absurdity
of the current add on costs that Elecraft charges, good for them!
I also stated that I "hope they are successful - "successful" meaning their
version offers like functions and specifications, at a reduced cost!" If, I
repeat, IF those specifications include a Ps as far as the rig remaining
operational over some lonnnnnng period of time - saaaaaaay, .95 or .98 or
whatever "high value of reliability you want to instill on an Elecraft
product," then I hope this Chinese company can turn out a product that's as
reliable.
Sheesh - I can see the "Elecraft faithful" are out in droves today!
Cinching up my flameproof suit even tighter.....72, Jim R. K9JWV
> Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:47:50 -0400
> From: km4ik....@gmail.com
> To: rodenkirch_...@msn.com
> CC: c-haw...@illinois.edu; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; qr...@mailman.qth.net;
> j...@ae5x.com
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [QRP-L] The Chinese KX3
>
> <snip>
> If Elecraft service is so damn good, tell me how reliable their product is?
> Or are you talking about marketing/sales service vice product supportability
> service??
> <snip>
>
> Elecraft's gear is fabulously reliable. It's a safe (but unscientifically
> generated statistic) bet that 70-80% of the issues/problems reported on this
> forum are user error or lack of knowledge/understanding about the rig. Of the
> remaining 20%, a large majority of the issues that are actual issues get
> corrected rapidly in firmware. The remaining are handled as quickly as the
> folks in Aptos, and elsewhere, can handle them.
>
> Remember, none of the percentages provided above are in any way
> statistically/scientifically generated. They are my observations from roughly
> one year on this, and other, reflector. And, yes, I drank the Kool-Aid
> willingly and whole-heartedly. ;-)
>
> 73,
>
> --Ian
>
> Ian Kahn, KM4IK
> Roswell, GA
> km4ik....@gmail.com
> K3 #281, P3 #688
>
>
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