Been reading all this with interest. I got my K3, fully loaded, about 2
weeks before the K3S announcement. Luckily I got the new Synth board in
mine, but
I still sort of felt like a new car buyer, buying a new 2015 model a week
before the 2016s hit the showroom floor.
Ronnie W5SUM
-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Dröse
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 4:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B pricing
Eric,
interestingly I didn't get your mail yet, neither the direct one nor
that via the reflector although Chas already responded to it. Who knows
... so will pick his one to answer. Thanks for the explaination. The
insight is much appreciated although not what I wanted to hear. ;-) Will
make up my mind again during Christmas ... maybe Santa will be generous.
;-) Otherwise as said before I can live with the "old" one plus external
USB card ... as I do with the old synth boards ...
73, Olli
Contest, DX & radio projects: http://www.dh8bqa.de
Am 19.12.2015 um 22:58 schrieb Charlie T, K3ICH:
You make a very good case for buying a new K3s.
I chose that route, and after all the finagling and swapping, it cost me
under $500 to go from a 2007 K3 to a brandie new 2015 K3s.
Heckuva deal if you axe me.
I must add that the recovered audio is absolutely THE best I've heard from
any transceiver.
Even with a pair of mediocre speakers, it sounds great.
Chas
-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric
Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 3:50 PM
To: Oliver Dröse <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B pricing (was: Re: K3IOB)
Hi Olli,
Yes, 389.95 is the correct price.
This is not a single board. It is a three board set that costs much more
than our old KIO3B to manufacture. The board set also now contains a new
USB Codec, USB Comm port, Internal USB hub and additional logic to handle
routing of data between the USB and RS-232 paths (all fitting into the
same space as the old boards). The upgrade kit also includes two external
cables (one custom), new hw etc. These boards are also manufactured at a
much lower volume than those in the PC market, with the subsequent
increased cost on our end. A $200 price would be selling at a significant
loss.
Our goal is always to price our products as reasonably as possible after
taking into account our production and support costs while making enough
profit to continue to exist and serve the amateur radio market. We walk
that line carefully every day. And its always a challenge! :-)
73,
Eric
elecraft.com
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