John, I like the idea! It would be great to rent a K4 for a few weeks to see if I want to replace my trusty K3+.
Better yet, it would be nice to get a K4 and K4HD at the same time!! 73, Henry - K4TMC On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 12:22 PM John Harper <johna...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if this model would work? > > Flex offers a refund for those who try one of their rigs and don't like it. > But a rental would pose less risk to the manufacturer. > > There are (rumored) a small number of K4's in existence - the rest, of > course, are on hold. But regardless...even after full production has begun: > > What if, before plunking down 4 kilodollars, I could rent the rig for two > weeks? > > If I don't like it, I send it back to Elecraft and I'm only out the rental > fee and the cost to ship (renter pays shipping in both directions). > > If I do like it, I keep the rig and pay the balance. > > The rental fee would separate the serious potential buyers from those > simply wanting a two-week joyride. The question is, how much of a rental > fee would be acceptable for a company to offer such a business model? > > John AE5X > https://ae5x.blogspot.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 kilo4...@gmail.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
