With all of the wonderful ideas and features advanced for a K4, I find
one thing which has been seemingly omitted. PRICE! Yep, hams want
radios with all the features whistle band bells along with alleged
performance.............. in the $1000 price range. Look at the volume
of sales of radios in this price range. A large majority of hams today
do not have $3500 to $6500 to invest in a radio. Yes I know the
technology, engineering investment and cost to produce is a major
component of price. But still, hams want inexpensive radios. It may
not be feasible to produce a product in the $1000 price range, but ICOM,
Kenwood and Yaesu seem to think so.
ICOM IC-7300 = $979; Yaesu FT 991A = $1100; Kenwood TS-590SG = $1200;
Yaesu FT-DX3000 = $ 1300; Kenwood TS-480HX = $1000
Yes I know these are not in the performance league of the current K3S,
but these are what is on the air, in mass, today.
73
Bob, K4TAX
Very happy with my:
K3S, KPA500, KAT500 and P3
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