"Last week, a ham posted an invoice for repair by the new owners of Ten Tec for his Orion II. It was just short of $1K" Unless we know what work was required, it is impossible to tell if the $1k bill is outrageous, extremely fair, or something in between. I would be be careful not to read too much into this. Plus, what can we make based on a sample of "one". We really don't need to bash other companies in an effort to make Elecraft look good by comparison - especially without knowing the details of the billing used for comparison. Elecraft stands on its own. 73, Bob/AA6VB From: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] My Number one reason for wanting to buy the K3S On Wed,8/5/2015 5:54 AM, Jerry Moore wrote: > I do wish I could obtain my K3S at lower cost but I understand supply vs > demand and prices are always set at the highest level the market will bear. > The prices reflect a high demand which I would expect to continue.
From my perspective as a close observer and retired from running a small business, it appears to me that Elecraft sets prices at the level needed to stay in business while maintaining the quality of current and future products and the quality of product support. Elecraft is owned by two engineers, both of whom are moderately active on the ham bands. I've seen Eric's home -- it's nice, but modest. I suspect the same of Wayne. These are not your big biz moguls. I own three K3s, three P3s, a KPA500, two KAT500s, and a loaded KX3/KXPA100 rig. Two of those K3s are 2007 vintage, and one has been serviced several times. The KPA500 was serviced last month. Service has been good and costs have been reasonable. Last week, a ham posted an invoice for repair by the new owners of Ten Tec for his Orion II. It was just short of $1K. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to bobchor...@yahoo.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
