And THAT, is the key and reason I love Elecraft! --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy The corporate structure and governance of these companies is > totally different. > > Gary > * > On 17 August 2012 10:14, Dale Putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It seems to me that Kenwood is managed by some very smart fellers... head > > to head with a pair of super smart fellers... Both have a product to > > sell... and a goal to meet... if the price varies... all other things being > > somewhat equal to the two... a lowering of the price says they want to sell > > more, and the profit is not to be as much. If the price is forced up, that > > says the quality and support will have to be as best as it gets, to support > > the price being forced up, by parts cost, AND there isn't a pot of profit > > from numerous other arms of the same company to suck up the profit > > difference. One more thing.... standing on your own, says a lot for > > thequality of the offered product. A WHOLE lot!! > > > > --... ...-- > > Dale - WC7S in Wy > > > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:44:38 -0400 > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: Price increase in mid Sept. > > > > > > I bought a new TS-590 less than 2 years ago and its price today is about > > $150 less than what I paid back then. And, as far as I know, Kenwood has > > had great success selling that radio. Anyway, I believe it is really > > Elecraft's prerogative to increase the price on their products. We then > > will have to decide if we want to spend the money or not. :-) > > > > > > Robert-KP4Y > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price increase in mid Sept. > > > From: Ian Kahn - Ham <[email protected]> > > > To: Oliver Dröse <[email protected]> > > > CC: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>,Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - > > Elecraft <[email protected]> > > > > > > Olli, > > > > > > I bought an FT-857D, new, about four years ago. I checked the price > > > recently for insurance purposes, and the price of that radio is actually > > > about $150-$200 US more today than it was when I bought it. > > > > > > --Ian > > > > > > Ian Kahn, KM4IK > > > Roswell, GA EM74ua > > > [email protected] > > > K3 #281, P3 #688 > > > HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team > > > > > > On 8/16/2012 4:34 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote: > > > > Thanks for the heads-up, Eric! > > > > > > > > What I have already been wondering when the last price increase was > > > > announced 2 years ago (I believe it was) is why are prices increasing > > for > > > > Elecraft gear (even if only slightly) while prices of all other > > > > manufacturers are falling after products a certain time on the market? > > > > > > > > I understood that Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom start with an a bit higher > > price (but > > > > still acceptable otherwise they would not sell their radios) and after > > > > "earning" all the development costs (and "milking" the early adaptors > > who > > > > always need the newest and "best") they can and do decrease the product > > > > prices as they only have the production costs then (including margin, > > etc.). > > > > Typical mass-production mechanisms. > > > > > > > > So what is different at Elecraft? No mass-production (compared to the > > "big > > > > ones")? Or is that lower prices right away and thus always only > > production > > > > costs + margin + only small uplift for development (which might level > > out > > > > that of the others seen over a complete product life-cycle)? At least > > those > > > > others have to fight the same cost increases for components, etc. > > > > > > > > Just curious (and indeed thinking Elecraft gear *is* worth it's price). > > > > > > > > 73, Olli - DH8BQA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft" <[email protected]> > > > > To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 4:10 PM > > > > Subject: [Elecraft] Price increase in mid Sept. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> This is an early heads-up for our customers that we will be increasing > > > >> prices slightly on several of our products, including the K3, in mid > > > >> September. Any orders placed before that point will be honored at > > today's > > > >> pricing. > > > >> > > > >> We are still reviewing our complete product line to determine where > > our > > > >> costs have increased significantly, so I can't be more specific on > > which > > > >> other products will increase in price, or by how much. (We've been > > > >> absorbing a lot of the parts cost increases over the past year.) > > > >> > > > >> Please don't ask the sales staff for more specifics as they do not > > have > > > >> any additional information. > > > >> > > > >> As always, we'll strive to keep these changes as small as possible, > > and to > > > >> absorb cost increases where ever possible. > > > >> > > > >> 73, > > > >> Eric > > > >> www.elecraft.com > > > >> _..._ > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ______________________________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > *Gary* > *Start the day off slow, then taper off.........* > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
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