I must jump in. Elecraft products are unique. I really will not compare radio prices to another manufacturer when I get what I need from what I want to do what I want for a reasonable price. After 52 years of hamming, Elecraft radios, for what I pay, I consider unequalled. Email me off list if you would like to debate. Thank you for reading.
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Gregory Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 7:36 PM To: Dale Putnam Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: Price increase in mid Sept. *Eric makes the point that this increase is cost related. Many manufacturers do this of course and some just bring out a new model and the additional cost pressures are built into the new model pricing. Nice to see Elecraft continue the products currently being sold and just make a cost adjustment as needed. Whatever the increase may be, Elecraft are very well managed and as such they will examine their business plan carefully and are well aware of the adverse effects any increase in the retail price can have to their business. I would be confident that Eric and the management team have examined all aspects of production and supply and the increase will be the minimum they can be happy with. To compare Elecraft to say Kenwood, Icom and Yaesu is perhaps not a good comparison. The corporate structure and governance of these companies is totally different. Gary * On 17 August 2012 10:14, Dale Putnam <daleput...@hotmail.com> 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: k...@yahoo.com > > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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 <km4ik....@gmail.com> > > To: Oliver Dröse <dro...@necg.de> > > CC: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>,Eric Swartz WA6HHQ > > - > Elecraft <e...@elecraft.com> > > > > 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 > > km4ik....@gmail.com > > 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" <e...@elecraft.com> > > > To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > >> > > >> 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
